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In the first of a two part blog on EPCs in the UK solar industry, the top 10 EPCs are revealed. Part two discusses the share contributions of the Top-10 and the importance of lower tier EPC companies.

The renewables industry is in turbulent times. The surprise removal of the Climate Change Levy Exemption status, the closure of the Renewables Obligation to onshore wind, the imminent review of the feed-in tariff, the overspending of the Levy Control Framework and its implications for the second round of of Contacts for Difference (CfDs) are just a few current issues. It seems politics rather than pragmatism is calling the tune on renewables policy.

Normally, when an industry shifts from cottage to mainstream, the companies that held lead positions in the early days are rarely the ones on top several years down the line. You can look at almost any industry or sector for clear examples of this, going back as far as you want.

We ran a piece yesterday on Solar Power Portal, Revealed – the leading project developers of UK solar farms, showing the relative rankings of the top 120 project developers in the UK, out of a total of just over 180 the details of which can be found in the newly released go-to client database from Solar Media.

Twenty years’ ago, Professor Sue Roaf had an ambition to power her home from the energy generated by the sun.

The Solar Intelligence team at Solar Media has been hard at work recently, uncovering the true status of UK solar farm project developers. The results of this new study are fascinating, and have allowed our in-house research team to compile the definitive go-to client database for anyone engaged in ground-mounted solar sales and marketing activities within the UK.

Finlay Colville crunches Solar Intelligence’s numbers to determine how many grace-compliant projects are in the mix for fiscal year ending 31 March 2016. And how many would appear to have already been snapped up by asset-hungry investment portfolios.

For this year’s Solar Independence Day, Alban Thurston embarked on a 250-mile solar odyssey which took him to two solar farms and an all-electric racing airplane.

The UK’s solar industry remains caught in March madness, with capacity installed during this single month typically accounting for more than one-third of all new solar capacity added throughout the year.

Jerry Hamilton explains why a diverse combination of fuel sources will be the recipe for closing the energy gap