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The scheduled rise in business rates on companies owning solar installations on their properties has been raised in the House of Commons, with shadow energy minister Barry Gardiner accusing the government of “sleeping on the job”.

Solar asset management provider GreenPowerMonitor has been bought by international certification and advisory firm DNV GL in a deal that will give the Spanish firm access to a new global network of renewable energy projects.

The review of business rates attached to solar PV installations could shift interest towards power purchase agreement models significantly, but crucial details are still required by the industry.

The rate at which domestic solar systems were installed witnessed something of an uptick throughout June, but still struggled to approach the feed-in tariff deployment cap for T2.

In his latest blog for Solar Power Portal, independent consultant and local authority expert Stephen Cirell discusses the recent announcement by Portsmouth City Council to roll out solar over the next four years using a series of PPA funded deals, and calls on other local authorities to follow suit.

4eco has become the latest company to enter insolvency following cuts to government subsidies for domestic solar enacted earlier this year.

ReneSola has announced the sale of four operational solar farms in the UK totalling 20MW to the investor and fund manager Equitix for its fourth core infrastructure fund.

Finlay Colville, head of market research at Solar Media, explains what the uncertainty caused by the recent vote to leave the EU means for UK solar and the burgeoning market in the Republic of Ireland.

The economic viability of commercial rooftop solar installations could be severely damaged next year under plans to increase business rates taxes by up to eight times the current levels following a re-evaluation of how these assets are valued.

German manufacturer SOLARWATT has begun to develop a partnership network as it prepares to bring its product offering to the UK.