Solar Markets & Finance

UK developer Low Carbon and Norwegian energy holding company Equinor have announced moves that could help mitigate risks associated with their renewable portfolios.  

Solar energy developer Aukera Energy has secured a £135 million senior debt facility from two international banks to finance the growth of its UK solar portfolio.

Utility E.ON UK has today announced it will fully acquire Eco2Solar, a residential and commercial solar installer.

On 1 April, between 12:30 and 13:00, Great Britain secured a new maximum solar generation record of 12.2GW.

Two solar developments, awarded contracts in Ireland’s second Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) in 2022, have reached new milestones, with one entering construction and another newly operational.

Great British Energy could fulfil the government’s ambition to be a catalyst for private sector investment as AMPYR Distributed Energy pledges to match its £180 million for public sector solar PV.

Energy secretary Ed Miliband has announced the first project that his publicly owned energy company, Great British Energy, will undertake.

Solar Media Market Research analyst Josh Cornes talks through the months since the government’s Clean Power 2030 Action Plan was published, addressing how grid connection queue reforms and the 2030 deadline have impacted the UK’s solar development pipeline. 

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has announced the close of debt financing for the Cleve Hill solar and battery storage project.

Asset investment manager AlphaReal has acquired five solar energy projects across the UK in transactions worth over £160 million.