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Ben Ainsile Racing’s new multi-million pound HQ has been designed specifically with solar in mind. Liam Stoker finds out what drove the team to set a new sustainability benchmark

From Aberystwyth to Aberdeen, from Norfolk to Northumberland, from Truro to Trimdon Station: are large-scale solar farms in the UK poised for northerly expansion in 2015?

As the post-election dust settles, the NextEnergy Solar Fund’s Abid Kazim looks at what the surprise result means for the PV investment community

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s target of establishing 100GW of solar capacity in the country by 2020 seems ambitious, but UK-based developers could be ideally placed to help the country on its way.

Grid constraints in the UK are becoming more apparent as our ageing energy infrastructure struggles to match developer appetite for low-carbon generation. Leonie Greene analyses just how important timely action could be for Britain’s low-carbon economy.

London’s historic Inner Temple is now using solar PV to generate electricity following the installation of 32 solar modules.

Costa Coffee has unveiled what it claims is the country’s first ‘zero energy’ coffee shop in Telford.

Elon Musk has just told the world that humanity can achieve zero-carbon energy generation. The CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, who is routinely listed as one of the most influential people of the planet, believes two technologies will make this happen: solar PV and energy storage.

Given the backdrop of a miserable contract for difference (CfD) performance for solar, where only five projects managed to successfully snag support, a general air of optimism was still noticeable throughout all of the first day’s speakers.

The bulk of campaigning is done and the UK electorate will take to the polls next week, but who has committed the most to renewable energy, and where will solar stand in the next government’s term?