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The newly-elected Conservative government has made it clear that it wants more solar to be installed across the UK’s mostly untapped commercial roofspace. Solar Power Portal spoke to Alex Cooke, general counsel at Kinspan Energy about the state of the UK’s commercial rooftop market and what can be done to unlock the 250,000-hectares of currently unused commercial roofspace.

British Solar Renewables’ proposed solar farm at Rampisham Down would pose no threat to the local environment, a “ground breaking” ecological study has claimed.

A decision is set to be made this evening over a 5MW solar farm planned for development on the site of a former quarry.

Major UK PV distributor SegenSolar is to take its services into European markets after establishing a German subsidiary, SegenSolar GmbH.

The renewables sector is wiping its collective brow after ominous reports in the mainstream media that suggested George Osborne was readying a review of subsidies proved false.

The renewables industry can breathe something of a sigh of relief as Chancellor George Osborne’s summer budget included no full-scale review of the Levy Control Framework (LCF), but did remove an exemption for renewables from the Climate Change Levy.

Hackney’s Premises Studio is still going strong 10 years after becoming the UK’s first solar-powered studio and can be an example for London’s huge commercial sector to follow

Solar Power Portal is undertaking a major solar module quality, reliability and durability survey

More than 3,000 households and businesses across four Norfolk councils have landed savings of up to 19% on solar systems as part of a collective purchasing agreement.

Solar Cloth Company (SCC) has named former Cambridge Cognition CFO David Blair as its new chief financial officer as the technology firm continues to expand on its core staff.