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Plans to introduce an auctioning system for renewable technologies should be brought forward, according to a new report by conservative think tank Policy Exchange.

British Solar Renewables has been granted planning permission by Wiltshire Council to build a 5.85MW solar farm on land adjacent to a sewage treatment works and Westbury Business Park.

German PV project developer Solarstrom has filed for insolvency at the District Court of Freiburg.

German solar company, aleo solar AG, has announced that it will cease its operations in both the UK and Australian markets.

The weekly number of sub 50kW solar photovoltaic installations has broken through the 10MW barrier for only the fourth time this year and for the first time ever with no imminent feed-in tariff cut.

A survey of 2,000 people has revealed that renewables are the British public’s second favourite investment choice behind property.

Mastervolt has launched it new Soladin Web inverters with integrated WiFi and free online monitoring.

Energy and climate change minister, Greg Barker, promised those attending the Solar Trade Association’s Solar Britain parliamentary event that more would be done to develop the “crucial” rooftop solar sector in the UK.

Secured Energy Bonds, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBD Energy Limited, has confirmed that its solar mini-bond successfully achieved a full raise at launch.

Plans for a 13.4MW solar farm near Eynsham in David Cameron’s constituency of Witney have been given the go-ahead by local planners.