Solar
A tale of two policies
From surprisingly popular waste reforms to damaging popular renewables technologies, yesterday was another confusing day in the UK's green policy landscape
Free power? Government confirms plans to scrap solar export tariff
Feed-in Tariff scheme will officially close on March 31, government confirms, leaving new solar PV owners exporting green power to the grid for free
'Cost competitive with fossil fuels': UK solar farm cost reductions smash expectations
Industry analysis suggests cost of large-scale UK solar projects could drop below £40MWh by 2030
The next wave of corporate renewables procurement in the UK
Solar Trade Association's Aleksandra Klassen and Nicholas Gall have some top tips for UK corporates considering a solar PPA
UK renewables capacity overtakes fossil fuels for the first time
New report from Drax reveals UK renewables now stands at a record 42GW of capacity, exceeding the fossil fuel power fleet for the first time
Powered up: New database reveals stellar growth of UK energy storage sector
Fledging sector now boasts over 300 companies and is on track to deliver 7GW of storage capacity
'Daylight robbery': MPs display 'Halloween horror' at solar tariff changes
MPs, Solar Trade Association and National Farmers Union urge government to maintain "fair" export tariff payments for small-scale solar
Moixa debuts 'family-sized' battery that promises to turn homes into power stations
UK firm says new 4.8kWh battery will help owners take advantage of emerging smart home and EV tariffs
How optimising solar just got smarter
Huawei's FusionHome promise to boost solar outputs with keeping the upfront investment in a reasonable scope, while also laying the foundations for a smart home energy revolution
Solarcentury to shine spotlight on climate risk through TCFD adoption
Solar developer will adopt TCFD recommendations in bid to 'speed-up the switch of capital' towards clean technologies
Circularity in our solar energy system
As the renewables market accelerates, can we find a way to make PV cells sustainable?
Centrica acquires Californian developer Vista Solar
News comes after industry survey warns of significant job losses in UK solar sector if government goes ahead with scrapping Feed-in Tariff
European Commission ditches tariffs on Chinese solar imports
After five years, EU decides to lift price controls on Chinese solar panels entering the EU
Unilever partners with UK firm to bring pay-as-you-go solar energy to millions in Kenya
Azuri Technologies will use Unilever's distribution networks in Kenya to provide home solar lighting systems to off-grid homes
Government urged to save solar export tariff
Solar Trade Association calls on UK energy minister to allow ongoing payments to small generators for power fed into the grid
UK summer 'wind drought' puts green revolution into reverse
Wind farms fall short in heatwave, but 2018 was still UK's second greenest summer
Reports: EU poised to scrap Chinese solar imports price controls
Reuters reports EU is prepared to let Minimum Import Price controls lapse from next month
Solar savings: White Rose Shopping Centre cuts grid power demand by more than a fifth
Landsec confirms that a year on from completing the installation of the UK retail sector's largest solar project it has cut electricity demand from the grid by 22 per cent
Buckinghamshire business park plans subsidy-free solar site
Westcott Venture Park plans to build 15MW direct wire solar farm to make it the first "carbon-negative" business park in the UK
Green Investment Group snaps up Conergy solar team
Deal sees Macquarie-owned Green Investment Group acquire pipeline of solar projects across Asia Pacific and take on 88 Conergy employees
Global solar capacity set to pass one terawatt mark by 2023
But policy changes in China mean significantly lower short term demand for PV than previously expected, according to gtmresearch
Solar: Welcome to the only unsubsidised source of power around
Labour's Alan Whitehead argues the government's consultation on the Feed-in Tariff scheme and support for solar proves it: there is one rule for renewables and another for non-renewables
Octopus: Heatwave powers record solar output
Renewables investor's UK solar arrays generated 155GWh of energy over the past month, enough to power 50,000 homes for a year
Solar cabin: Off-grid mobile office hailed as 'world first' for construction industry
EXCLUSIVE: Cabin designed for use on construction sites in hot regions is 100 per cent powered by rooftop solar PV panels coupled with battery storage
