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The Treasury has outlined reluctance to change the VAT level on green products, following calls from industry for reductions to accelerate the rollout of technologies like solar panels and heat pumps.

A Guarantee Scheme, financial support and options for surplus energy would all boost domestic solar uptake.

EDF Renewables UK is moving forward with its proposed development of a 49.9MW solar farm, with a public consultation now open.

Continued price reductions are expected to increase the uptake of solar panels through the late 2020s, National Grid ESO has found.

Thinktank Ember has ranked the UK as sixth in the world for wind and solar generation, with the technologies contributing 29% of its electricity mix in 2020.

Solar Power Portal caught up with SolarEdge’s Christelle Barnes to discuss the key weather concerns for solar installations in the UK, and how companies can ‘weatherise’ their sites.

A rooftop solar scheme commissioned for Essex County Council has seen Solarwatt supply complete PV systems for 15 primary school sites.

The Coal Authority have flagged the success of its solar power in helping to decarbonise its operations, as looks to extend rollout.

Solar Power Portal caught up with Tom Hoines, MD of Younity, about the challenges for community energy organisations in finding projects in a “very competitive market” and the need to encourage more involvement in community energy.

A total of 34 new solar generation sites and nine battery storage sites have secured connection contracts with UK Power Networks (UKPN) between January and May in Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire.