Opinions

With the UK solar PV market reaching a record-breaking 1.45GW of new additions in 2013, it is valuable to look at which module makers satisfied this demand.

Solar farms can attract fierce local opposition but the law states that public opinion alone, no matter how strong, is not a legitimate reason to block an application. Planning consultant Debbie Marriage explains.

With the deluge of large-scale solar farm applications, Finlay Colville looks at which counties are looking more favourably on solar applications and which are discouraging developments.

There continues to be consistent growth and interest in UK solar, Dominic Wall looks at what this sector means for recruitment and the UK economy

From 1 March, solar arrays installed with inverters that do not comply with G83/2 may lead to the DNO refusing to connect your project. Martin Cotterell explains what installers should be looking out for and how to prepare for the new requirements.

Finlay Colville analyses the current trend for supersized solar farms and asks whether we can expect for it to continue in the future.

Ben Cosh takes a look at the best way of hitting the UK’s renewable energy targets within the constraints set out by the £7.6 billion Levy Control Framework.

Where do you sit; are service and maintenance visits to a solar PV system a necessary and worthwhile exercise, or just a waste of money? This was the question posed to me today by a customer. My answer was: “Well that depends on the system, the installer and the way the system is behaving.”

Can the domestic RHI do to solar thermal what the feed-in tariff did for solar PV?

Large-scale solar PV installations in the UK grew by an incredible 600% during 2013, driving the UK to a record 1.45GW of new solar PV capacity added.