uk solar

Bluefield Solar’s gains from fixed PPA prices will be largely offset by the new windfall tax on low-carbon generation, it said in its report for the second half of 2022.

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust has increased its multi-currency revolving credit facility (RCF) by £120.8 million to bolster its global renewable portfolio.

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.

Solarsense has reported a 400% increase in the number of commercial enquiries it has had for solar installations from the manufacturing sector in 2022.

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.

Telecommunications giant Vodafone UK has signed a second corporate solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with Mytilineos and Centrica.

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.

Swiss-based heterojunction solar PV cell and module manufacturer Meyer Burger is set to expand into the UK market having achieved Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) certification.

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.