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Regulation and policy decisions are the biggest barriers to UK energy storage and are in need of significant changes, says industry experts.

Residential solar installations slide to just 3.6MW in April 2019, the first month following the closure of the feed-in tariff.

Regulation changes are forcing solar developers to out-source staff needed to complete projects, says energy consultancy Roadnight Taylor.

Energy minister Claire Perry is to take a leave of absence, with universities minister Chris Skidmore fulfilling her duties in the interim.

Ofgem’s Targeted Charging Review (TCR) proposals could delay the onset of subsidy-free solar in the UK by as much as five years, new research by Aurora Energy Research has found.

HM Revenue & Custom proposals to increase VAT on solar panels will hinder the country’s progress towards a net zero economy, Committee on Climate Change (CCC) chief Chris Stark has said.

Solar Media’s in-house editorial team highlights five key themes that emerged from last week’s Energy Storage Summit 2019, which took place at a crucial time for the industry.

The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is to launch a new certification scheme for battery energy storage systems.

UK renewables groups have lobbied together to urge Ofgem to rethink ‘unfair’ network charging reforms which could nudge renewables and flexibility projects towards failure.

Small-scale solar PV installations have maintained their priority dispatch rights in Europe after a vote by European Union Member States last week.