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UK subsidy-free solar market shines as intallations surpass 1GW
A further 1GW of subsidy-free solar could also be added this year as decarbonisation of buildings and energy gathers pace, Solar Energy UK claims
Government urged to target 40GW solar capacity by 2030
Greenpeace, the Green Finance Institute, the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), and others call on government to set ambitious solar target
BMW to begin sourcing 'solar aluminium'
'We will be able to meet over 50 per cent of our CO2 targets for the supplier network, just by using green power'
Brighter times ahead
The UK may be enduring an unbearably bleak winter, but the UK solar industry at least the future looks positive
'Strong growth dynamics': UK solar industry adds 500MW in 2020 as investment in subsidy-free projects heat up
Deployment outstrips government estimates by hundreds of megawatts, as plummeting costs see wave of new projects emerge
Solar Trade Association rebrands as Solar Energy UK
Revamped trade body aims to 'lead the solar and energy storage industries into a brighter subsidy-free era'
Clean power drives Britain's grid to record low CO2 intensity in 2020
National Grid ESO data for 2020 confirms raft of new records for wind and solar generation, as well as longest coal-free run since the Industrial Revolution
How the UK climbed back into the top five most attractive renewables markets
EY's annual league table sees UK climb two places after wave of supportive policy measures for wind and solar in 2020
Government sets sights on securing 12GW of renewable power from next contract auction
Plans to hold fourth Contracts for Difference auction for range of different renewables technologies confirmed by government for late 2021
City of London announces £40m solar power purchase deal in UK first
The 15-year deal will see City of London Corporation help fund a 49MW solar farm in Dorset to help power the UK capital's financial district
Space: The final frontier for renewables?
UK government commissions research into viability of space-based solar power systems
Statkraft to snap up Solarcentury in £117m deal
Energy giant inks agreement to acquire pioneering solar developer, securing 6GW clean energy pipeline in bid to become 'one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies'
Behind Microsoft's bold plan to build social equity into clean energy buying
The tech giant is looking to turn the Just Transition concept into a clean energy investment reality
McDonald's takes net zero vision to Disney World
World's first net zero emission McDonald's opens at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, with solar arrays set to provide as much power as the site uses each year
EDF and Octo Energy team up to deliver 200MW of solar-plus-storage
Venture will see Octo Energy help EDF identify dual-use sites in Wales and England
Take the zero emission ferry? Plans for Isle of Wight green hydrogen project move forward
Ricardo and EMEC team up to support plans for solar powered hydrogen production facility that could enable island's 100 per cent renewables vision
Statkraft seals deal to secure power from York solar-battery farm
Norwegian firm agrees deal with council-owned Warrington Renewables to buy power generated by co-located solar and battery facility
Obituary: Julia Craik, leading solar campaigner and renewables-powered recording studio director
Craik, managing director of the UK's first solar-powered recording studio, is remembered by friends and colleagues as a tireless champion for solar power who played an instrumental role in the campaign for the introduction of the solar feed-in-tariff....
IEA: Global wind and solar rollout to slow in 2020 despite 'impressive resilience'
New renewable power capacity set to drop 13 per cent from last year but rebound in 2021 after coronavirus crisis
Abu Dhabi confirms plans for record-low cost solar farm
Giant 2GW project from Abu Dhabi Power Corporation set to claim title as world's largest solar farm
Cleaner air and sunny skies drive all-time UK solar power record
Significant decline in air pollution and cool, sunny weather sees UK solar generate all-time high of 9.69GW on Monday
Octopus Renewables snaps up eight UK solar farms in £144m mega-deal
Latest swoop from green energy investor sees it acquire solar farms with a combined capacity 123MW
'Net zero at lowest cost': Government unveils sweeping renewables reforms
Proposals to let onshore renewables compete for clean power contracts accompanied by new plans to boost energy storage and catalyse floating wind farm development
Brewed by the sun: Heineken and Iberdrola toast Spanish solar deal
Dutch brewer signs power purchase agreement with Spanish utility to supply renewable electricity for its brewing operations in Spain
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