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PowerMarket have released the results of a study that indicates that if the UK used 5% of available UK commercial rooftop space for solar, it could lead to an estimated £12.6 billion per year in energy cost savings.

The Scottish Government has been warned that its plan to remove the need to install solar PV systems on new properties and instead install heat pumps could have “major unintended consequences” said Solar Energy Scotland.

Scotland is set to reform its planning rules for solar energy to incentivise rooftop installations across the nation.

More than 8,500 new jobs could be created in Scotland by the end of the decade if the solar sector’s target of 6GW is reached.

Renewable Connections has won planning permission for its first Scottish solar and battery energy storage developments, its third consented project to be unveiled this week.

Amp Energy is to build what it is claiming are Europe’s two largest grid-connected battery storage facilities, each boasting capacities of 400MW / 800MWh.

Solar Energy Scotland’s calls for the Scottish Parliament to make key policy changes to support solar have been backed by a new motion put forward by Fergus Erwing MSP, stressing the need to scale-up solar deployment.

A low carbon transport hub featuring solar PV, a Tesla battery storage storage and a range of electric vehicle (EV) chargers has been developed by FES Support Services on behalf of Stirling Council.

ILI Group has had its 450MW pumped hydro plant, which is to sit on the shores of the iconic Loch Ness, approved by the Scottish government.

Zenobe is developing Scotland’s first transmission-connected battery storage project, it has announced.