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UK-based solar developer Boom Power has confirmed that over 1GW of its solar and battery energy storage projects will go into planning over the course of 2023.

Pan-European residential solar marketplace, Otovo, has launched in the UK, and promises to grant UK customers an online toolbox to switch to solar, and save 49% on their energy bills.

DIF Capital Partners, together with ib vogt, has agreed to acquire a 100% interest in the largest UK co-located solar and battery portfolio from Cero Generation and Enso Energy, the companies confirmed.

Global solar specialist NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has confirmed the third close of the NextPower UK ESG fund at £595 million, with plans to scale its new-build solar plants across the UK.

By setting a “realistic budget and more sustainable prices” for renewable electricity in the upcoming Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction, the UK Government could bolster private investment within solar, RenewableUK said.

The cost of developing solar projects has increased in upwards of 50% as a result of the Electricity Generator Levy and inflation, Energy UK has said.

UK-based roof-integrated solar manufacturer, Viridian Solar, has published an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for its Clearline roof-integrated solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. In doing so, the company has said it is the first manufacturer to have its crystalline solar modules certified to a globally recognised standard.

Renewable investment trust Atrato Onsite Energy has signed a solar-based power purchase agreement (PPA) with supermarket chain Tesco.

Lightsource bp, Schroders Greencoat and H&M Group have confirmed two solar power stations, with a total power output of around 50MWp, are now online.

Solar could benefit from a new arrangement which has seen OVO Energy join Community Energy England as a principal supporter.