uk solar

Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust (DORE) has acquired a 96MWp portfolio of UK solar PV assets for £42 million.

Huawei is extending its partnership with MYTILINEOS’ Renewables and Storage Development (RSD) Business Unit.

Solar Energy UK has named Matt Black, non-executive director at UK-based greentech startup Solivus as its new chairman. We caught up with him to talk about his move into the renewables sector more than a decade ago, the trade body’s preparations for COP26, and the opportunities that lay ahead for the industry as the UK moves towards its net-zero emissions target.

Funding for rooftop solar on public buildings received a significant boost as part of the government’s £1 billion Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, released today.

Michael Lewis, CEO of E.ON UK, and Paul Hutchens, CEO, Eco2Solar together call for decisive action from housing developers, to ensure they commit to solar to ensure the UK captures its green industrial revolution.

EDF Renewables has acquired two grid scale solar projects, adding 100MW to its growing UK portfolio.

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has hailed the success of its inaugural year with a gross asset value of £441 million from 24 assets.

A 50MW solar and battery storage scheme being developed by JBM Solar Projects has received planning permission.

Nissan is to nearly triple the renewable energy generation at its Sunderland manufacturing plant with a proposed 20MW solar farm.

Solar Power Portal caught up with Shaun Beattie, director at BeBa Energy, to delve into the company’s early beginnings as a joint venture, using Google Earth to source new leads and the “buoyant” commercial solar market.