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Shadow chancellor Ed Balls last night said that green investment would be at the centre of any future Labour government’s economic policy agenda.

Aviva Investors has completed the purchase of a 12.3MW portfolio of domestic rooftop PV systems from Ecovision Renewable Energy.

The government will release revised planning guidance for renewables intended to give local communities more power over proposed developments.

Welsh manufacturer Asset International is now home to one of Wales’ largest roof-mounted solar arrays.

Insolvent PV manufacturer and developer firm Conergy has said its module manufacturing plant will be operational again soon.

Approximately 200 council-owned houses across Gravesham Borough have been fitted with solar panels under a new pilot project.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has set a new definition for fuel poverty following an independent review and consultation.

A solar development firm is working up plans for a new 72-acre solar park in rural Cumbria.

A report by the UK Green Building Council has called for incentives including reduced council tax bills or stamp duty to encourage up to 1.5 million home energy retrofits each year and boost the government’s Green Deal programme.

The Solar Trade Association (STA) has called for greater collaboration between electricity networks and the solar industry if solar is to reach its full potential in the UK.