Milan Topalov

A community solar scheme to install solar PV on local buildings is being launched by community co-op MaidEnergy.

As much as 500MW of additional large-scale battery storage capacity could be built in the UK in 2019, increasing its capacity by more than 70% to 1.2GW. Lauren Cook, analyst at Solar Media Market Research, reports.

Solar’s role in delivering net zero is being vastly underestimated as new research reveals it could provide 20% of UK electricity by 2030.

Merlin Hyman, chief executive of Regen, has been recognised on the Queen’s birthday honours list for his services to the industry.

Renewables consultancy K2 Management strengthens its UK team, poaching country director Gary Bills from Mott MacDonald.

Details of the government’s Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) emerged earlier this week, eliciting responses that range from calling it “better than nothing” to welcoming an end to the “ongoing tragedy” of the policy gap between the feed-in tariff (FiT) and the SEG.

The policy gap between the feed-in tariff (FiT) and the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) is set to close by the end of 2019, guaranteeing payment for excess domestic solar generation.

A mix of solar and wind is a ‘no regrets’ solution to power gaps left by nuclear if supported through the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, according to a new report.

Above has received a £354K grant from Innovate UK to fund research collaboration into thermal imaging for solar inspections.

Regulation and policy decisions are the biggest barriers to UK energy storage and are in need of significant changes, says industry experts.