NFU: Solar farms help deliver secure income to farmers

Solar farms help “deliver secure income to farmers”, according to Guy Smith, vice president of the National Farmers’ Union.

Abundance and Solarcentury partner to offer direct investment in commercial solar rooftops

London-based PV developer, Solarcentury has partnered with ethical investment platform, Abundance to allow businesses to benefit from solar panels and enable stakeholders to directly invest in the installation.

Solarcentury to extend Norfolk solar farm

London-based developer, Solarcentury is extending an existing 14.8MWp solar farm site at Hardingham in Norfolk with an extra 5.3MW.

DECC predicts 300-500MW of sub-5MW solar under the RO next year

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) expects less than 0.5GW of ≤5MW solar to be deployed under the renewable obligation (RO) next year.

19MW Scottish solar farm wins planning permission

A 19MW solar farm in the north east of Scotland has secured planning permission.

Kingspan launches PV-tied ZerO Energy Lighting solution

Kingspan Insulated Panels has launched its ZerO Energy Lighting solution which combines rooflights, LED lighting, smart controls and solar PV.

Autumn Statement 2015: Treasury finds budget for oil and gas tax cut

Anyone involved in the UK clean tech industry has routinely approached George Osborne’s statements with severe trepidation – the chancellor of the exchequer appears to have a weakness for shale gas and often implies that environmental measures are hampering business. Was this year any different?

‘Europe’s largest’ grid storage project becomes operational in the UK

Government drops plan to make Starter Homes exempt from zero-carbon policy

Lima reaction: Paris 2015 vital to tackling global warming