Solar

Mid-sized solar installations to face automatic cuts to incentives of 3.5 per cent from May

New figures reveal surge in new project over the past three years, as minister reveals plan to accelerate deployment further

Plans put forward for huge solar park capable of power over 3,300 homes

SunnyMoney predicts 320,000 sales of solar lamps for 2012/13 as Solar Way seeks partners for phone charger

SSE and Dimplex claim their new storage system could create 54GW of extra capacity in the EU, as Ecofys claims humble water heaters could balance the grid

UK holds sixth spot in quarterly Renewables Attractiveness Index, but consultancy warns industry still being undermined by policy uncertainty

Government publishes white paper detailing plans to install 54GW of clean energy capacity by 2032

Bloomberg New Energy Finance report says green businesses should focus as much on financial markets as energy policy reforms

Report concludes that global installed capacity for utility-scale solar farms will top 12GW by the end of the month

Renewables are not just good for the environment, argues Juliet Davenport, they also promise a more diverse, transparent and competitive energy market for consumers