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Yesterday’s feed-in tariff announcements, while still representing a 64% cut, could’ve been substantially worse and Finlay Colville argues that the UK solar sector owes a great deal of gratitude to the efforts of trade associations and the wider lobby.

John Parnell discusses the current government’s carbon track record after contributing towards what has been touted as an historic agreement in Paris last weekend.

Ahead of this week’s feed-in tariff consultation response, Solar Intelligence’s Finlay Colville looks into the UK as a possible low-subsidy market of the future and whether or not it will reach the gigawatt level

Amber Rudd might have been campaigning for an international climate deal this week but her department’s lack of clear message on the MIP, VAT, FiT and everything in between has left UK solar – and the wider environmental lobby – in a state of flux.

Solar Intelligence’s Finlay Colville has a closer look at Canadian Solar’s burgeoning UK pipeline and uncovers just how far flung the solar giant’s UK assets are.

It seems increasingly likely FiTs for solar and other government support mechanisms will be heavily cut, with job losses already taking place and more seeming inevitable. At first storage seemed like a simple solution for installers and the wider industry to shift its focus – even if only temporarily. UK renewable energy recruitment specialist David Hunt of Hyperion Executive Search, himself a former solar installer, takes a closer look.

Solar Intelligence’s Finlay Colville discusses Canadian Solar starting work on a solar farm in Scotland as the country prepares for an uptick in deployment.

Chancellor George Osborne’s decision to make energy intensive industries exempt from paying renewables levies could see any savings made from the feed-in tariff subsidise polluting industries, Liam Stoker finds.

Solar Intelligence’s Finlay Colville looks at who the early leaders in EPC, inverter and module supply might be, including a few surprises, as the UK solar market prepares for the rush to fit out RO-eligible projects.

The prime minister could not give a straight answer to Jeremy Corbyn on solar at PMQs this week, but it’s hardly surprising given the lack of straight policies enacted by those serving him.