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Yesterday the government and Ofgem published its strategy for a modernised, smart and flexible power system, the result of its eagerly anticipated response to last year’s Smart Power Call for Evidence. Solar Power Portal picks through the document to assess how the domestic solar and storage industries may benefit.

Asset manager Cubico Sustainable Investments has announced that Stephen Riley has been named its new chief executive officer.

The European Commission has proposed an alternative floor price setting mechanism to replace the minimum import price’s (MIP) current linkage to Bloomberg prices.

Fires involving solar panels are most commonly caused by errors in the installation process rather than any particular technological faults, a new report by both the Building Research Establishment (BRE) and the government has concluded.

Cambridgeshire County Council has received planning permission for what it claims will be the UK’s largest solar carport.

Hive Energy has revealed it is planning to build a solar farm in the UK without subsidy support next summer.

SolaX Power has partnered with leading battery manufacturer LG Chem to produce the new SolaX Battery, a high-performance storage solution encompassing the latest lithium-ion battery technology.

UK-headquartered multicrystalline solar wafer producer PV Crystalox Solar has confirmed plans to close its multicrystalline ingot/brick production facilities in Oxford.

Renewables investment manager FIM Services is aiming to capitalise on the UK’s booming secondary PV market by expanding its solar fund.

Labour MP Rachel Reeves, widely tipped as one of the party’s rising stars, has been selected as chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee.