Opinions

Gaynor Hartnell looks at the scope for change in the way electricity is traded and asks what needs to be done to realise the benefits available. It is often felt that generators are overlooked in the discussion of different market models. Hartnell argues that if there are benefits to be had, then the generator should be a key beneficiary.

Anyone involved in the UK clean tech industry has routinely approached George Osborne’s statements with severe trepidation – the chancellor of the exchequer appears to have a weakness for shale gas and often implies that environmental measures are hampering business. Was this year any different?

The UK solar industry is understandably skittish when it comes to rumours about policy changes.

Energy storage-themed sessions at Solar Energy UK were extremely well attended and discussions were by all accounts lively and fascinating. Andy Colthorpe took the opportunity to go into some of the topics in more depth with some of the speakers.

New and additional delays in completing ground-mounted solar farms has necessitated further adjustments by NPD Solarbuzz to the 2014 calendar year estimates for UK solar PV deployment levels.

It was perhaps to be expected. Announce a mid-term policy review with potentially show-stopping timelines, and there will always be a near-term rush to exploit short-term business options.

To many, it may seem somewhat surprising that rooftop PV deployment has been the segment of dominance in the UK until now. Talk of ROCs and CfDs certainly dominates the press, and the concerns of many in both the government and the domestic PV sector.

Jim Wallace of Seaward Solar highlights why electrical testing of solar PV installations is a fundamental requirement for all roof and ground-mounted systems.

South coast organisation awarded £15,000 at SEUK 2014 in recognition of its efforts to relieve plight of those in fuel poverty

New solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity additions during 2014 from the UK have now exceeded the 2GW level, a level never reached before in UK.