A survey carried out by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has discovered that 9% of households in the UK are considering installing solar.
Supermarket chain Booths has turned to solar PV to help reduce its energy bills after it installed an array on its cold store distribution centre near Preston.
British company Oxis Energy has partnered with Proinso UK to develop a new solar energy storage system prototype that it is aiming to roll-out this year.
The National Grid has revealed that it is launching a new smart grid programme in the UK that will help reduce commercial and industrial energy use during peak demand.
Gen Community is hoping to raise enough money to install solar panels on 25 schools across Staffordshire with its Staffordshire Sunny Schools community offer.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has launched a £10 million fund to help British entrepreneurs bring innovative energy products to market.
British Solar Renewables has announced that is has received £40 million in construction financing to deliver five PV projects totalling 42MW of capacity.
Lightsource Renewable Energy has closed project financing on a 45MW portfolio following a £39.5 million funding package with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
