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Cambridgeshire County Council plans for 29MW solar development

April 16, 2020
Cambridgeshire County Council is looking to build a 29MW solar farm, adding another development to its portfolio.
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Soaring summer solar and lower demand to create challenges for National Grid ESO

April 16, 2020
Lower demand over the summer due to COVID-19 may exacerbate the significant effect on system demand embedded solar generation has.
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Pot 1 technologies set to take centre stage in competitive CfD auction

April 15, 2020
The next Contracts for Difference (CfD) round is set to be fiercely competitive as solar is allowed to compete for the first time in years.
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Terra Solar shutters as projects transferred to ESB

April 14, 2020
Irish utility-scale solar developer Terra Solar Limited is winding up, with its projects finding new life with Irish utility ESB.
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The time has come for the solar industry to take action on energy losses

April 14, 2020
Energy software company Greenbyte’s CEO Jonas Corné explores how energy data management is changing, and must change, as industry portfolios continue to grow is size and complexity.
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The Community Energy Scheme gives members £200,000 payment break

April 8, 2020
The Community Energy Scheme has given its members a payment break for April, May and June, saving them over £200,000 in energy costs.
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PODCAST: The lasting effects of COVID-19 and key worker status for solar

April 8, 2020
The April 2020 episode of the Solar Media Podcast is now available, with the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the solar industry a predictably prominent theme.
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It’s time for the solar sector to digitalise beyond basic operations and maintenance software

April 2, 2020
Asset management company explore the benefits of digitalising O&M in the solar industry.
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Q&A: STA’s Chris Hewett on how the industry has fared one year since the FiT

March 31, 2020
Now as we approach one year on, Solar Power Portal had a chat with Solar Trade Association CEO Chris Hewett about how the industry has fared in the post FiT world.
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Foresight Solar Fund closely monitoring COVID-19 as power prices fall

March 27, 2020
Foresight Solar Fund has stated that COVID-19 has caused no operational disruption so far, but it is closely monitoring the situation.

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