Opinions

The Department of Energy and Climate Change’s review of large-scale solar support is the death knell of the marginal technology idea, argues Gaynor Hartnell

Jerry Hamilton looks at voltage optimisation technology – explaining exactly what it does and the role it can play in helping reduce energy usage

Developers across the UK feel like they have been dealt a “kick in the teeth” by the government’s latest proposals to constrain the deployment of solar in the UK. From April 2015, the government wants to remove all RO support for solar developments over 5MW.

Karl Harder argues that renewable subsidy decisions should be taken out of politicians’ hands in the same way that interest rates were back in 1997.

The upcoming review for solar’s support under the RO has the Solar Trade Association’s Leonie Greene more concerned than she has ever been before.

Here at YouGen we’re all about promoting quality and excellence, and helping put consumers in touch with the best installers. That’s why we’ve teamed up with Solar Power Portal to support the Installer of the Year category in this year’s Solar Power Portal Awards 2014.

DECC’s announcement that commercial and industrial rooftop solar systems over 50kWp will no longer require planning from as early as this summer was welcome news for the solar industry.

I am currently working on an aspect of PV installation standards that invokes a lot of interest and debate – fire safety.

At the recent Large Scale Solar UK Conference in Kelham Hall, Nottingham, NPD Solarbuzz vice-president Finlay Colville delivered a presentation on the state of the UK solar PV market. In the second of two blogs, Colville focuses on the current project pipeline of UK solar farms.

There is much to be positive about in the Community Energy Strategy argues Stephen Cirell, however, the department of energy and climate change’s focus on mandatory public ownership could be misplaced.