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Published: 12 Jul 2021, 17:16 National Grid ESO’s most ambitious scenario sees solar capacity grow to almost 90GW by the middle of the century. Image: Andreas Gücklhorn (unsplash). Continued price reductions are expected to increase the uptake of solar panels through the late 2020s, National Grid ESO has found. In its Future Energy Scenarios (FES) […]

Globally renewable technologies produced 2,435TWh in 2020. Image: Getty. Thinktank Ember has ranked the UK as sixth in the world for wind and solar generation, with the technologies contributing 29% of its electricity mix in 2020. Its new report, Global Electricity Review, shows that the renewable technologies produced 2,435TWh in 2020, or almost a tenth

There is evidence of forced labour in Xinjiang detention camps, which could be part of the UK solar sectors supply chain. Image: Openclipart.org. The UK’s Foreign Affairs Committee has called for a ban on the import of solar panels from Xinjiang Province, China, to tackle forced labour in the supply chain. In a new report, Never

Left to right: Heidi Stedeford and Rupert Meadows from Power for People and MPs Peter Aldous, Wera Hobhouse and Ben Lake stand before Parliament. Image Power for People. A cross-party group of MPs have called on the government to enact a ‘Right to Local Supply’ as they debated new rules to enable clean community energy.

Published: 5 Jul 2021, 11:34 Millhouse Primary School in Basildon was one of the schools to receive the rooftop solar PV. Image: Solarwatt A rooftop solar scheme commissioned for Essex County Council has seen Solarwatt supply complete PV systems for 15 primary school sites. The German manufacturer was chosen after a tendering process, partnering with

Published: 2 Jul 2021, 13:57 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Solar Energy UK have today launched a new solar skills project to develop the solar industry in the capital through job creation and education. The project has five stated principles: develop a solar PV learner curriculum; establish introductory workshops for trainees; create a placement programme

Image: gov.uk. The Coal Authority has flagged the success of its solar power installations in helping to decarbonise its operations around the UK, as it looks to extend the rollout. It’s Bates mine water treatment scheme near Blyth, Northumberland, for example, started operating on 1 March 2019. It is the non-departmental public body within the

Published: 1 Jul 2021, 10:38 Gresham House’s Glassenbury battery storage asset. Image: Gresham House Energy Storage Fund. Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) is on track to own more than 1.2GW of operational battery energy storage systems after securing a deal to acquire 425MW of projects from Gresham House Devco and expanding its exclusive pipeline

Published: 1 Jul 2021, 12:00 Greek industrial conglomerate Mytilineos has acquired a 14MW solar portfolio in the Republic Ireland from Elgin Energy. Purchased through Mytilineos’ Renewables and Storage Development (RSD) Business, the portfolio will enjoy long-term contracts for difference (CfD) awarded under Ireland’s first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) auction. This took place last August, with solar

Image: Shutterstock. Energy technology company Lightsource Labs has teamed up with supplier Pure Planet to develop a domestic solar and storage solution. Pure Planet will use Lightsource Labs’ home energy management technology Tribe and its virtual power plant (VPP) platform to optimise solar and storage installations, reduce consumer bills and provide grid flexibility services. By managing devices