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A fresh round of collective solar purchasing schemes is to launch across the UK this September, this time hoping to incorporate domestic storage.

The Solar & Storage Live Awards, organised by Terrapinn, is proud to announce this year’s shortlist.

Legislation to increase the rate of VAT attached to solar panels and home batteries to 20% move forward yesterday following a legislation committee hearing that included accusations of government errors and “bombast and windbaggery”.

Social Energy is closing in on raising up to £50 million in new finance, after more than 20 companies expressed an interest in helping support the energy tech firm’s expansion.

Last summer’s heatwave helped double NextEnergy Solar Fund’s profits, but the adverse effects of high temperatures dragged down its overall performance, the company said.

Tesco is to install around 5MW of rooftop solar PV across its UK site portfolio after penning a PPA agreement.

Solar Power Portal has today launched a new survey in a bid to determine just how effective recent policy movements in the UK energy market could prove for domestic solar.

A collapse in the number of residential solar installs has prompted politicians to call for urgent action to fix renewables’ “policy void”.

Glennmont Partners is to channel hundreds of millions to European solar PV projects over the next decade through a newly-closed fund, after it closed a record-breaking third raise.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has installed solar arrays at seven of its nature reserves with the help of ethical banking firm Triodos.