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Citizens’ Assembly shows majority of public support solar as a net zero technology

September 10, 2020
Solar proved a winning technology for the UK’s first ever Citizens’ Assembly on climate change, with 81% supporting it.
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Gresham House Energy Storage Fund sees NAV per share fall due to COVID

September 1, 2020
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) has seen its Net Asset Value (NAV) per share fall 2.6p as a result of COVID-19 over the first half of 2020.
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New solar company sets sights on 49.5MW site in Yorkshire

August 11, 2020
Ritchie Bland Energy Limited and Harmony Energy have set their sights on a new 49.5MW solar site in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire.
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Riding Sunbeams wins £2.5m from government’s Getting Building Fund

August 7, 2020
The Riding Sunbeams project has won a further £2.5 million of funding to develop solar power for railways.
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Sonnen partners Jumptech to improve customer experience

July 31, 2020
Battery storage company sonnen has partnered with Jumptech, with its Connect platform set to help streamline installation.
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Solar’s ‘bright space’: Falling prices help solar weather the impact of COVID-19

July 22, 2020
Despite concern about the impact of COVID-19 on investment in the solar sector, low technology prices have helped ensure the sector is optimistic.
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Octopus Renewables takes ‘exciting step’ as it acquires 9.1MW of rooftop solar

July 20, 2020
Octopus Renewables has acquired a 9.1MW portfolio of operational residential UK rooftop solar assets.
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Battery barriers removed as planning legislation relaxed in UK

July 14, 2020
Ministers have passed secondary legislation to allow battery storage to bypass the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project process in Britain.
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Alectris to open first UK office to capitalise on market growth

July 14, 2020
Operations and maintenance (O&M) company Alectris has announced that it is to open its first UK office.
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Foresight broadens investment scope with PiP acquisition

July 13, 2020
Foresight has acquired fellow investment company Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PiP), in a move that broadens the group’s infrastructure platform.

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