Solar Markets & Finance

Foresight Group has boosted its UK-based solar investment team with the appointment of Ricardo Piñeiroas Investment Manager.  Based in Foresight’s Sevenoaks office, Piñeirowill be primarily focused on managing Foresight’s existing solar portfolio and assisting on new transactions across UK and Europe.

The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today published its Carbon Plan, outlining the anticipated steps to reaching the country’s 2020 emissions targets. The document has been released in draft format, with a full version expected this autumn.

The Renewable Energy Association (REA) expects to receive proposals for the UK’s renewable heat incentive (RHI) later this week. The long-awaited enticement for UK residents to switch from fossil fuel heating to renewable sources will work in a similar way to the solar PV feed-in tariff, increasing the UK’s potential…

Solar energy company Eco Environments has become one of a handful in the UK to gain a full set of industry-leading accreditations. With offices located in Liverpool, Darlington, Manchester, Tamworth and Penrith the company has been awarded accreditation under the microgeneration certification scheme (MCS) for its solar PV, solar thermal, heat pump and wind divisions.

Adding to the mounting response to the recently announced feed-in tariff review, We Support Solar has launched a new campaign calling for the Government to raise its solar ambitions. The new initiative, ‘Save our solar’ highlights the importance of protecting the UK’s solar industry, with the aim of raising awareness of the limited support for solar power in Government. 

The UK feed-in tariff (FiT) for solar installations has been adjusted to account for updated inflation figures. The new tariff will come into effect on April 1 and be valid until March 31, 2012.

As promised, Shadow energy minister Huw Irranca-Davies put in an appearance on the last day of ecobuild to pledge his support for the UK’s solar industry.Hundreds of solar supporters gathered round Solarcentury’s Solar Hub to see what Irranca-Davies had to say.  

In the face of the recently announced feed-in tariff review, Sharp has called on the UK Government not to negate the early success of the FiT. This move is supported by the Shadow energy minister Huw Irranca-Davies, MP.

The annual ecobuild exhibition kicked off yesterday at ExCeL, London, featuring over 1,300 exhibitors in the fields of design, construction and the built environment. As the doors opened at 10:00am, floods of visitors from all over came to see what this year’s event had in store.

The Renewable Energy Association (REA) and the Solar Trade Association (STA) are currently in the process of merging their memberships to form a 400 strong Association to champion the UK’s solar industry.