Europe’s solar sector has been handed a somewhat unwanted Christmas present in the form of a fresh set of duties on solar imports from Asia. Ben Willis reports.
Solar Intelligence’s Finlay Colville investigates the minor change to wording inside DECC’s consultation response which could see as much as 1GW of ground-mount solar fail to qualify for grace
Yesterday’s feed-in tariff announcements, while still representing a 64% cut, could’ve been substantially worse and Finlay Colville argues that the UK solar sector owes a great deal of gratitude to the efforts of trade associations and the wider lobby.
John Parnell discusses the current government’s carbon track record after contributing towards what has been touted as an historic agreement in Paris last weekend.
Ahead of this week’s feed-in tariff consultation response, Solar Intelligence’s Finlay Colville looks into the UK as a possible low-subsidy market of the future and whether or not it will reach the gigawatt level
Amber Rudd might have been campaigning for an international climate deal this week but her department’s lack of clear message on the MIP, VAT, FiT and everything in between has left UK solar – and the wider environmental lobby – in a state of flux.
Solar Intelligence’s Finlay Colville has a closer look at Canadian Solar’s burgeoning UK pipeline and uncovers just how far flung the solar giant’s UK assets are.
Solar Intelligence’s Finlay Colville discusses Canadian Solar starting work on a solar farm in Scotland as the country prepares for an uptick in deployment.
Chancellor George Osborne’s decision to make energy intensive industries exempt from paying renewables levies could see any savings made from the feed-in tariff subsidise polluting industries, Liam Stoker finds.
Solar Intelligence’s Finlay Colville looks at who the early leaders in EPC, inverter and module supply might be, including a few surprises, as the UK solar market prepares for the rush to fit out RO-eligible projects.
