uk solar

The green skills gap is “both manageable and requiring of active engagement”, according to a panel industry leaders.

The grid connection process is one of the most significant challenges to co-located solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, a panel of experts has noted.

The new UK government has brought positive changes to the UK’s solar sector, but more needs to be done, industry leaders say.

On day one of Solar Finance and Investment Europe, we explore the lessons the UK can learn from a successful 500MW+ development in Germany.

Southampton-based Absolar has completed the installation of a 520kWp rooftop solar array on a Draper Tools warehouse in North Baddesly, Hampshire.

The UK government has opened consultation on a land use framework that could make it less likely “high quality farmland” is lost to renewable energy projects.

Global investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has announced its acquisition of the 350MW Mallard Pass solar PV project.

The government-backed National Wealth Fund will invest in Cornish Metals, which could mine critical minerals needed for solar panel production.

Renewable energy developer Innova has sold the 27.5MW Ducklington Solar project to investment firm Schroders Greencoat.

Proposed reforms to the NSIP and legal systems are very much welcomed by many in the industry. Here, we examine some recent legal and planning challenges to proposed solar NSIPs that could have been avoided by a more efficient planning system.