Commercial & Residential Solar

The UK comprehensivley outperformed Germany last year in terms of solar PV installations. Germany installed just 1.89GW of solar power capacity in 2014, according to official figures released by the country’s Federal Network Operator.

The UK’s leading solar energy generator, Lightsource Renewable Energy, has revealed that a nationwide network of solar PV installers is rapidly taking shape after joining forces with its first 30 new partners across the UK.

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International PV manufacturer and EPC firm, Hanwha Q CELLS, is to build a 6.5MW power plant in Gloucestershire, England, after acquiring the project from developer, Green Hedge Group.

The Kadwa Patidar Centre in Harrow generated over 23,000kWh of solar energy from 2 July to 31 October 2014 thanks to its 69kWp solar array installed on the roof.

sPower and Camborne Capital have teamed up to acquire a 5MW solar project from developer China Sunergy Co.

Tim Yeo has called for more scrutiny over how the distributed network operators (DNOs) conduct their businesses.

Nominations for this year’s Solar Power Portal Awards are now open!

The refurbished Bishop Centre retail park is now generating its own electricity thanks to two traditional PV arrays and bespoke solar PV louvres.

Grupotec Renewables has started work on 12 solar farms across the UK, totalling 186MW of new capacity.