LG Solar head of UK sales Bob Mills tells Solar Power Portal he’s confident the future of solar in the UK remains bright despite continued uncertainty over the Conservative Party’s renewables dedication.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has criticised elements of the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) Contracts for Difference process, claiming it has “given rise” to an adverse effect on competition.
The Competitions Market Authority (CMA) has said that it is concerned about the “high cost of low carbon electricity” in its provisional findings as part of its investigation into the energy market.
Global electrical distributor, Rexel has given its distribution centre and offices in Dagenham an energy efficiency upgrade as part the company’s focus to “walk the energy solutions talk”.
The National Trust is to make its “biggest ever” investment in renewable energy, pledging £30 million to install various generation technologies across its estate.
Reductions in the department of energy and climate change’s (DECC) budget could lower staffing levels by 90%, according to analysis by the Green Alliance think tank.
Foresight Group has purchased a large-scale UK solar farm from the Chinese tier-one PV module manufacturer Renesola, with Foresight claiming that its UK solar portfolio now exceeds 400MW of generation assets.
