Editor’s Blog

The prime minister could not give a straight answer to Jeremy Corbyn on solar at PMQs this week, but it’s hardly surprising given the lack of straight policies enacted by those serving him.

Billed in the national press as her most important speech in the role to date, Amber Rudd took to the stage at London’s Institution of Civil Engineers this morning promising a radical overhaul of the UK’s energy market.

Solar Intelligence’s Finlay Colville looks into SolarWorld and REC Solar’s forecasts for the UK market next year, and how they tally against his own.

Liam Stoker evaluates the landmark climate change agreement between the UK and India sealed yesterday, and why the hypocrisy on show stands to anger the UK solar sector.

As developers rush to get a substantial pipeline of RO and FiT-eligible projects built out, EPCs and suppliers now look like being sold out well into next year. Finlay Colville looks into the opportunities on offer for new suppliers entering the market.

Rumours have continued to circulate as to what might – and might not – feature in chancellor George Osborne’s spending review in two weeks’ time, and government departments are bracing for impact.

It’s a deal that’s supposed to have been in the works for more than a year, but a solar trade deal between the UK and Turkey has yet to transform Barnsley into one of Europe’s foremost PV hubs. Liam Stoker looks into the latest details.

New research undertaken by the in-house Solar Intelligence team can exclusively reveal that the UK will pass 9GW of cumulative solar PV installed this week.

Solar industry raises cash and equipment to give a Ugandan hospital critical energy security for its surgical unit.

Solar Intelligence’s Finlay Colville delves into the UK’s utility-scale pipeline and breaks down just what it means for UK EPC and component suppliers looking to do business as the country gears up for yet another ROC rush.