The upcoming change in RO rates in April will lead to a potential Q1’13 revenue windfall for suppliers of solar and balance-of-systems (BoS) components in the UK market.
A dedicated National Solar Centre is to be launched early next year to help drive the UK PV industry towards the 22GW capacity target anticipated by government.
Planning applications by Solarcentury for over 50MW of solar parks, worth almost £56.5 million, in Norfolk, Suffolk and Southampton, have been approved by the respective councils.
The government has confirmed that it will introduce a new Renewables Obligation Certificate (ROC) banding specifically for medium-sized roof-mounted solar systems.
UK PV wholesaler Metgen has announced a joint venture with Lincolnshire-based business 4Eco to bring its power storage unit, immerSUN to the UK market.
Domestic energy bills in the UK will rise by 54% by 2020, driven by a combination of rising wholesale prices and green energy measures, according to new analysis.
