Solar Markets & Finance

Major PV energy provider makes its first foray into the UK with four new projects funded by Deutsche Bank.

The UK has a predicted pipeline of 1.2GW in non-residential PV, but EPC companies often face running out of cash before projects are sold on.

The UK will need to develop an effective energy storage incentive if it is going to rise to the challenge of decarbonising its electricity supply, according to the managing director of one of Britain’s emerging energy storage firms.

Chinese manufacturer Yingli Green is to supply 54MW of its modules for seven PV projects in the UK.

Eco Environments has reported a record number of solar PV enquiries since Ofgem confirmed that the feed-in tariff for all less than 50kW systems would degress by 3.5%.

The Prime Minister has announced a number of new measures to help recover an additional 3-4 billion barrels of ‘increasingly hard-to-reach’ North Sea oil and gas.

Lightsource Renewable Energy has announced that it will create a new commercial rooftop division in order to capitalise on the ‘huge potential’ the company sees in the sector.

Indian PV module manufacturer Vikram Solar has been given tier one status.

Bluefield Solar Income Fund has announced that is has entered into a conditional contract to acquire its ninth large-scale solar farm, a 19MW project located to the north of Swindon.

ReneSola has confirmed that it will be supplying UK investor Low Carbon with 13MW of modules for a solar project in Wiltshire.