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NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) saw electricity generation come in 3.8% above budget in Q2 2021, boosting the company’s revenue by c.£1.1 million.

The fourth Contracts for Difference (CfD) round is to open on 13 December, it has been confirmed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

Social Energy has said its customers are the first green residential prosumers in Great Britain after it enabled them to claim Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin certificates for the renewable energy they generate.

Drinks company Diageo – which produces spirits and beers such as Captain Morgan, Smirnoff and Guinness – has applied for planning permission for a new on-site solar farm.

Gresham House has acquired a 50MW solar farm from Anesco as part of a £100 million partnership.

Solar Power Portal caught up with John Leith, development director at Renewable Connections, to talk about the development process of the company’s London floating solar project and how securing the Mayor’s Resilience Fund has helped limit risk.

Innova Energy has competed the sale of its portfolio of 57 commercial rooftop solar PV assets in the UK.

Installations of solar PV under the Local Authority Delivery of the Green Homes Grant have risen, although the technology still represents just 5% of total installations.

Installation of over 1,542 solar panels on 11 council buildings in Salford is underway, with the solar to be operational by the autumn.

RenewableUK’s new chief executive Dan McGrail is calling for the government to increase the cap for the next round of Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions by 25%.