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Under new plans released by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), heat pumps and solar panel installations will be included as part of £1.8 billion plans to boost energy efficiency in buildings.

Renewable energy supplier Good Energy has launched a new smart export tariff for households with solar panels that will see 10p paid per kWh.

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has seen a 20% like-for-like growth in underlying portfolio EBITDA due to a range of projects having become, or being closer to becoming, operational during 2022.

British Gas has unveiled four new energy efficiency services, with solar and battery installations a core pillar for the new business unit.

NatWest and Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A. (Rabobank) have successfully coordinated an upsize to Harmony Energy Income Trust’s (HEIT) existing debt facility, facilitating an increase from £60 million with an uncommitted accordion to a total of £110 million committed debt.

The cost of developing solar projects has increased in upwards of 50% as a result of the Electricity Generator Levy and inflation, Energy UK has said.

Lightsource bp, Schroders Greencoat and H&M Group have confirmed two solar power stations, with a total power output of around 50MWp, are now online.

The 2023 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) has been awarded for the research and development of passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) solar photovoltaic technology.

Austrian building company Wienerberger’s UK and Ireland branch has launched a new roof tile which provides homebuilders with an integrated solar energy source.

The UK’s newly introduced Electricity Generator Levy has seen Octopus Renewables’ net asset value (NAV) on its renewable portfolio decrease by £10.6 million as of 31 December 2023.