Commercial & Residential Solar

Secretary of state, Ed Davey, has said that the ‘safe and responsible’ exploration of shale gas will not threaten the UK’s climate change targets.

Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) has announced the acquisition of a solar farm project in Norfolk from developer Solarcentury.

Proposals to install a 12MW solar farm near Berwick have been submitted to Wealden District Council for approval.

Solar-powered catamaran MS Turanor Planetsolar, considered to be the largest solar ship in the world, is in the UK, where it will be docked at Canary Wharf in London. It is the first time the ship has visited the country.

An appeal against the rejection of a proposed 16.2 hectare solar farm in Exmoor could set a new precedent for the solar industry.

A brownfield site has undergone a dramatic makeover since the installation of a solar farm five months ago.

Martifer Solar is almost doubling is current PV project business in the UK with plans to build five solar farms with a total capacity of around 50MW.

Developing solar farms across the UK in line with the government’s renewable ambitions will not have a significant impact on food production, according to research undertaken by Lightsource Renewable Energy.

The latest solar PV installation figures published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) show that less than 50kW-scale installations are continuing to grow steadily.

Solarcentury’s recent community consultation has revealed decent public support for its proposed solar farm in Oxfordshire.