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The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have agreed on terms for a £200 million international green investment pilot programme.

ET Solar provided 6MW of PV modules to the rooftop installation of retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) distribution centre in the East Midlands of England, at Castle Donington.

Primrose Solar and EDF Energy have entered into a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for their solar farms, which total 104MWp of capacity.

The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has completed the acquisition of a 7.2MW solar farm from RES.

The Solar Trade Association (STA) has launched a new branch in Scotland.

Oakapple, a renewable energy firm, has begun its second round of crowd funding for its latest solar project.

The UK commercial rooftop sector has received a significant boost today after the Department for Energy and Climate Change rubber stamped so-called ‘lift and shift’ proposals, allowing businesses to take rooftop solar panels with them should they move.

The 40MW solar farm proposed for Wroughton Airfield in Swindon called in by secretary of state for communities and local government Eric Pickles has received the go-ahead – less than two weeks before this year’s ROC deadline.

The Renewable Energy Association (REA) hosts a one-day semiar on the Contracts for Difference (CfDs) scheme alongside the Large-Scale Solar UK 2015 event in Bristol.

Adrian Lea, technical director at Wardell Armstrong offers Solar Power Portal some tips on getting large-scale solar through the planning process ahead of his appearance at the Large-Scale Solar UK 2015 conference in Bristol.