Wight Community Energy has been awarded £68,250 to develop a number of renewable energy projects including work on the Homestead solar farm at Shalfleet. The funding from independent trust Power to Change will allow the Isle of Wight-based group to work on monitoring...
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Solar lauded as ‘new king’ of electricity markets by IEA
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has described solar as the “new king” of the power sector as the technology is set to smash deployment records. In the latest iteration of its World Energy Outlook, the IEA outlined how annual additions of solar have the...
Smart Export Guarantee uptake has ‘sped up’ despite COVID-19 hurdles
Suppliers have reported growth in the uptake of their Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariffs despite challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Phil Steele, Octopus Energy’s future technologies evangelist, told Solar Power Portal that the supplier has seen “great...
Solar PV high on the list of attractive features for new homeowners
Homes with sustainable solutions such as solar panels are more attractive to buyers than those with gardens according to new research. The survey – conducted by Censuswide on behalf of E.On – found that 89% of prospective homeowners have become more interested in...
Portsmouth City Council selects Custom Solar for ‘flagship’ solar and storage project
Custom Solar has been chosen to deliver Portsmouth City Council’s ‘ground-breaking’ solar and battery installation at Portsmouth International Port. The system will incorporate roof-mounted solar panels across several buildings, as well as a large battery and solar...
European Energy agrees UK 200MW solar portfolio deal
After securing approval for one of its largest ever solar farms, Danish developer European Energy (EE) has teamed up with North Yorkshire’s Norstar to build 200MW of new projects in the UK. This is to be split between 12 solar PV farms in Yorkshire, the North East and...
Invinity teams up with Scottish Water for £2m solar-plus-storage site
Work has started on Scottish Water’s latest solar installation, which is also set to include Invinity Energy Systems' vanadium flow batteries. The £2 million project is the largest single solar energy investment made by Scottish Water Horizons and will see 1MW of...