Clean Energy

A new partnership has been agreed between Schroders Greencoat LLP and Innova Renewables to develop solar and battery storage projects in the UK.

Ethical Power Development Ltd, part of the Ethical Power Group, has acquired the development business of Public Power Solutions (PPS), including a pipeline of solar and energy storage projects with a potential capacity of over 250MW.

Welcome support for the solar industry was shown in the UK Government’s green energy plans, announced today (30 March) in what has been dubbed as the UK’s ‘Green Day’.

Octopus’ solar and storage development in Durham has been offered a grid connection date of 2036, as constraints continue to be huge challenge for the rollout of green technologies.

EDF Renewables has completed the energisation of its first three solar farms in Ireland, with a combined capacity of 17MW.

A project from Northumbria University, aiming to accelerate the delivery of solar power from space has received a £150,000 investment from the aerospace company, Lockheed Martin.

British Gas has unveiled four new energy efficiency services, with solar and battery installations a core pillar for the new business unit.

UK-based roof-integrated solar manufacturer, Viridian Solar, has published an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for its Clearline roof-integrated solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. In doing so, the company has said it is the first manufacturer to have its crystalline solar modules certified to a globally recognised standard.

The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), has released its latest data showing that 130,596 MCS-certified solar photovoltaic (PV) systems were installed in UK homes last year – a 114% rise from 2021.

Allume Energy has announced the first installation of its ‘dynamic sharing’ solar technology, SolShare, in the UK housing sector at 24 residential flats in Cardiff.