Solar Markets & Finance

In this blog, Gurpreet Gujral, managing director at Atrato Partners, compares the UK solar market to Australia’s.

Getting planning permission for new UK solar developments can be a long process, made harder by various rounds of consultation.

The UK’s growing energy storage fleet can reduce market risk for Contracts for Difference (CfD) projects, a consultant from AFRY said.

Solar and battery storage investment firm Lynher Energy has signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with a major UK company.

British Solar Renewables (BSR) has closed its first portfolio financing. The facility is financed by Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Lloyds Bank.

The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has called on the next government to support renewable energy, such as solar.

“We cannot will progress to happen”, said Rt Hon Chris Skidmore on day two of the UK Solar Summit. He identified that over the summer of last year we saw a shift “in tone, if not in policy” from the government.

Solar Power Portal’s coverage of the UK Solar Summit in London, where panelists spoke about the UK solar supply chain and labour shortages.

The second round of the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) wrapped up in May. Sweeping reforms were on the table, sparking “heated and intense” conversation across the industry.

Solar Power Portal’s coverage of the first day of the UK Solar Summit in London, which opened with an address from Sonia Dunlop.