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BMW installs solar at Mini hatchback plant

June 24, 2014
Automobile manufacturer BMW’s Oxford Mini plant has upped its renewable power intake, with a 3MW solar plant installation.
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Abundance raises £665k for two solar farms

June 20, 2014
Renewable energy crowd funder Abundance Generation has raised £665,000 for two solar farms in Kent.
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Good Energy’s first solar farm begins production

June 19, 2014
Low carbon electricity supplier Good Energy has opened its first solar farm, the 5MW Tout Hill project in Dorset.
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Bluefield Solar Income Fund makes tenth UK acquisition

June 18, 2014
Investment company, Bluefield Solar Income Fund has completed the deal for its tenth large-scale solar project in the UK.
BayWa r.e. Completes the Forest Heath Solar Farm in England

BayWa r.e sells UK solar farm to Allianz

June 17, 2014
Finance company, Allianz Global Investors has bought Great Glemham Solar Park from renewable energy company, BayWa r.e.

Pepsico installs rooftop solar at Copella orchard

June 17, 2014
Copella Farm in Boxford, home to the orchards that make Copella apple juice, has installed a 150kW rooftop array.
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First Solar and Belectric connect 34.5MW of UK PV plants

June 17, 2014
US thin-film manufacturer First Solar and German EPC firm Belectric have connected 34.5MW of solar farms in the UK.
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Smart meters can cut FiT confusion, says Ofgem

June 16, 2014
Instances of meters adding the cost of electricity exported to consumers’ bills will reduce as modern meters are installed across the country.
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Hanergy and Aston Martin partner on solar for endurance racing cars

June 16, 2014
Chinese thin-film manufacturer Hanergy and iconic British sports car maker Aston Martin are working on a joint R&D initiative looking at the use of solar in performance vehicles.
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Solarcentury nears completion of 2.4MW community PV plant

June 16, 2014
West Solent Solar Cooperative has partnered with Solarcentury to build a 2.4MW solar farm in Hampshire.

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