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Adaptable, affordable, and easily available, solar PV is altering the renewable energy landscape of the UK one panel at a time – and solar is still capable of doing so much more to galvanise the fight against climate change, writes Q CELLS’ Ian Clover.

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

The UK solar industry needs to treble to align with Climate Change Committee (CCC) recommendations, hitting 40GW of installed capacity by 2030.

Any of the initial £2 billion promised for the Green Homes Grant that goes unspent this year will not be rolled over.

Solar Power Portal caught up with James Armstrong, managing partner of Bluefield Partners, to discuss how the recent acquisition of a 70MWp asset reflects Bluefield’s solar strategy, whether subsidy-free developments are still on the table and how the solar sector may see significant growth in 2022/23.

The Irish Department of the Environment, Climate and Communication (DCCAE) is looking to launch a support scheme for microgeneration technologies, such as solar PV.

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To help drive decarbonisation in the UK, the government has committed to publishing a Net Zero Strategy.

Innova Energy has refinanced its 57MW portfolio of UK rooftop and ground-mounted solar PV.

Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) has completed the acquisition of a 64.2MWp UK solar portfolio.