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Home improvement retailer B&Q has signed a partnership with clean energy solutions provider Egg to offer roof-mounted solar panels for the first time.

Solar and battery storage company Anesco has energised a 10MW solar farm in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, to supply Dragon liquefied natural gas (LNG) with green energy.

SNRG has set a target to install 300MWp of rooftop-based solar and 250MW of commercial battery energy storage by 2028 using its SmartGrid technology.

Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has officially opened what is said to be one of Scotland’s “most sustainably built colleges”, featuring a 26.22kW solar installation.

The North Norfolk District Council has approved plans for the creation of a two-bay solar carport at The Reef Leisure Centre in Sheringham.

The 66,000-seater 2012 Olympic stadium, which is now home to West Ham United, could soon install a solar PV membrane on its roof.

Octopus Energy’s generation arm has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the UK food retailer, Iceland Foods, to provide 150 of its sites with an estimated 64GWh of solar energy.

Clean energy company Good Energy has recognised a growing appetite for solar generation with over 250,000 UK-based households considering a solar installation by 2026.

Global solar specialist NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has confirmed the third close of the NextPower UK ESG fund at £595 million, with plans to scale its new-build solar plants across the UK.

By setting a “realistic budget and more sustainable prices” for renewable electricity in the upcoming Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction, the UK Government could bolster private investment within solar, RenewableUK said.