Solar Markets & Finance

A proposed 44MW solar farm in Wiltshire has been refused planning permission despite being recommended for approval by planning officers.

PV manufacturer Trina Solar has revealed that it has successfully connected two solar farms in the UK.

Solar developer Lark Energy has partnered with Armstrong Energy to complete a 9MW solar farm at Hanson Cement’s Ketton works in Rutland.

German developer BayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbH has completed an 18MW solar farm in south west Wales.

NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited has announced that it has raised gross proceeds of £85.6 million in its initial public offering (IPO).

Ed Davey, the energy and climate change minister, has praised the UK solar industry’s rise to the sixth largest market for utility-scale solar in the world.

Module manufacturer ReneSola has supplied more than 180MW of panels to the UK market during its first year of operation.

Renewable energy project developer, Grupotec Renewables, has announced it has grid connected 200MW in the UK.

Belectric UK has announced that it successfully connected 43.5MW of solar farms across the UK in 2014 in order to successfully claim the higher 1.6ROC subsidy.

Following on from the Solar Strategy’s promise to install 1GW of solar on government buildings, Solar Power Portal spoke to Jason Hunter from Capitas Finance to find out how schools can earn more money for education, and pay less on energy bills.