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Leicestershire County Council is taking forward plans to finance and construct its own 10MW solar farm, which it hopes will generate £720,000 per year once completed while mitigating the council’s emissions by over 100%.

Southern Solar and the boss of a firm it subcontracted to carry out an installation have been fined after a 23 year-old operative fell around eight metres through a fragile roof, suffering life-changing injuries that left him in a wheelchair.

The number of employment opportunities for solar technicians in the UK have slumped by nearly 80% in three years, according to research from employment website Indeed.

British perovskite solar cell developer Oxford PV has undertaken a new funding round, led by key existing investors Statoil and Legal & General Capital.

The Financial Ombudsman has issued a warning to customers over misleading and high-pressure sales techniques used to sell solar in the UK.

There are now less than six weeks left to nominate your projects for the Solar Power Portal and Energy-Storage.News Awards 2018.

On the back of the trade body’s new report on local authority solar, the Solar Trade Association’s Leonie Greene uncovers the extent of the opportunity with local authorities, details some best practice and looks at precisely how solar companies can thrive in this sector.

Ongoing frustration with national solar policy has allowed local authorities and regional government to take the lead in UK solar deployment, the Solar Trade Association has said in a new report.

Viridian Solar has signed an exclusive deal with E.On to offer its roof-integrated solar panels to homes across England under the utility’s solar and storage business.

Foresight Solar Fund has announced the addition of five new solar parks to its portfolio, totalling 53.3MW in capacity.