The chairman of the Solar Trade Association Scotland has voiced fierce criticism over the government’s recent proposals to cut the feed-in tariff for solar PV by almost 90% but has expressed his hope that Scotland’s political support for solar could save the country’s PV sector.
Solar Power Portal is calling on its readers to sign a parliamentary petition urging the Department for Energy and Climate Change to revisit feed-in tariff proposals revealed last week.
Module manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS has refinanced two UK solar farms totalling just over 45MW of capacity, signing a power purchase agreement (PPA) with EDF Energy for the electricity produced.
Shoreham-based steel manufacturer ParkerSteel has partnered with installer PerPetum Energy to fit a 1.8MWp rooftop solar array to the roof of its manufacturing facility.
Clydebank-based solar installers, Campbell & Kennedy remain positive about solar’s prospects despite the government’s plans to cut its support under the feed-in tariff by almost 90%.
Energy efficiency firm Entu is to close its UK solar division less than a week after the government revealed plans to cut the feed-in tariff by almost 90%, citing the “increasingly difficult” environment for solar in the UK.
Opposition to the Conservative government’s contentious feed-in tariff proposals has spread to the Houses of Parliament as shadow energy secretary Caroline Flint accused the Tories of undermining solar and onshore wind.
European service provider, Adler Solar has partnered with solar safety supplier, viamon to complete a pilot project which has seen a UK solar farm retrofitted with theft protection equipment.
