policy

Ahead of the Scottish budget on 4 December, Scotland’s leading solar industry trade body is calling for the government to reinstate loans for home solar power.

Director of solar energy specialists Infrabee, Henry Brown (MRISC) discusses the need for more robust physical and regulatory infrastructure.

The UK national energy system operator (NESO) has set four “short term” actions to make a “meaningful impact” on skip rates, in response to an open letter from the Battery Storage Coalition.

Renewable energy supplier Good Energy has revealed a new service for feed-in tariff (FIT) electricity generators to register them for the Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGO) scheme.

Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Root-Power has announced that it has submitted planning applications for 315MW of BESS projects across the UK.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has announced it will delay the planning decision for a major proposed solar farm until 2025.

Solar and energy storage company Anesco has been granted the green light to develop a 48MW solar PV power plant in Coven, Staffordshire.

Power generator RWE has announced it has broken ground on four new solar projects across the UK, while also reaffirming its commitment to responsible development.

Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), an investor focused on large scale renewable energy assets in the UK, has released its annual results for the year ended June 2024, claiming that its operational portfolio is now responsible for 5% of UK solar generation.

A total of 2.1GW new renewable generation capacity has come online since Q2 2023, representing a 3.9% increase over the last year, according to data published by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).