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Solar Media can today reveal the entries that have been shortlisted for this year’s Solar Power Portal and Clean Energy Awards, sponsored by Trina Solar.

The Solar Trade Association (STA) has issued a call to arms for the UK solar industry to challenge a proposed increase in business rates which could dramatically impact on commercial rooftop PV.

Solar Power Portal is today launching a new campaign designed to help stimulate the UK’s commercial rooftop solar sector.

Russian gas giant Gazprom has entered into a 15-year contract with Canadian Solar which will see it purchase all electricity generated from its existing UK portfolio.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has issued a warning to the public after it was alerted to sales calls repeating untrue claims in an attempt to sell new solar modules.

Solar Power Portal runs through this week’s people news from within UK solar, including fresh redundancies at KACO New Energy and BSR ramping up its O&M efforts

Lightsource has confirmed that Charity Farm solar park in Shropshire has been connected to the grid, becoming the first solar project to do so under the Contracts for Difference scheme.

The British Photovoltaic Association (BPVA) has been ordered to pay damages after being found to have breached the terms of a management consultancy contract in October 2014.

Bristol Sport is set to benefit from significant savings on its energy bills after completing a deal with Bristol City Council to purchase energy generated from new solar panels installed on the West stand of the Ashton Gate Stadium.

Often, with potential new solar markets, there can be a lot of hype and uncertainty regarding precisely how much deployment to expect and the timelines for this new capacity to come online. Lauren Cook, analyst for Solar Intelligence, discusses the potential for solar in Ireland in the years to 2020 and beyond.