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‘Toughest year yet’ for community solar as installs plummet

June 24, 2019
Community solar has faced its toughest year yet, according to a new report, detailing how new generation capacity fell in 2018.
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Local solar given boost as government pledges £10 million clean energy fund

June 20, 2019
A £10 million fund has been launched to support community renewable projects, including solar.
Should the retail giant realise this ambition, the company could generate as much as 20GWh of electricity. Image: KNG Services.

Tesco pens PPA deal for 5MW of rooftop solar

June 20, 2019
Tesco is to install around 5MW of rooftop solar PV across its UK site portfolio after penning a PPA agreement.
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Campbell & Kennedy calls closing time on solar install business

June 19, 2019
Campbell & Kennedy (C&K) has shuttered its energy division, weeks after completing a milestone solar installation, Solar Power Portal can reveal.
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Q Cells secures £3.6 million for UK solar farm refinancing

June 19, 2019
Solar cell manufacturer Hanwha Q Cells has raised £3.6 million for the refinancing of its 4.9MW UK solar plant.
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New solar market survey to gauge sector confidence in recent policy movement

June 18, 2019
Solar Power Portal has today launched a new survey in a bid to determine just how effective recent policy movements in the UK energy market could prove for domestic solar.
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Community solar in Windsor tackles climate emergency

June 17, 2019
A community solar scheme to install solar PV on local buildings is being launched by community co-op MaidEnergy.
The project will incorporate agrivoltaics. Image: Getty.

Solar could provide 20% of UK electricity by 2030, ‘significantly underestimated’ in net zero

June 13, 2019
Solar’s role in delivering net zero is being vastly underestimated as new research reveals it could provide 20% of UK electricity by 2030.
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Regen’s Merlin Hyman represents renewables on Queen’s birthday honours list

June 13, 2019
Merlin Hyman, chief executive of Regen, has been recognised on the Queen’s birthday honours list for his services to the industry.
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K2 bolsters UK team with new senior appointments

June 12, 2019
Renewables consultancy K2 Management strengthens its UK team, poaching country director Gary Bills from Mott MacDonald.

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