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A £9.2 million development in Perth, Scotland has seen solar PV rolled out across 70 new homes.

While some energy suppliers are continuing to see strong interest in Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariffs, others are remaining tight-lipped about their popularity.

The sales practices of the Community Energy Scheme UK are being called into question with the opening of an investigation by energy regulator Ofgem.

Social Energy has said its customers are the first green residential prosumers in Great Britain after it enabled them to claim Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin certificates for the renewable energy they generate.

Installations of solar PV under the Local Authority Delivery of the Green Homes Grant have risen, although the technology still represents just 5% of total installations.

A Guarantee Scheme, financial support and options for surplus energy would all boost domestic solar uptake.

Social Energy has launched a new solar export tariff offering 20p/kWh for the first 1,000kWh exported per year.

The UK solar industry needs to treble to align with Climate Change Committee (CCC) recommendations, hitting 40GW of installed capacity by 2030.

German PV manufacturer Solarwatt has today (9 June) unveiled a new battery storage product developed in collaboration with BMW.

Battery storage, electric vehicle (EV) charging and related smart tech are to be the focus of new training and apprenticeships launched by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan in partnership with Solar Energy UK.