Solar

Published: 20 Jan 2023, 15:07 Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust has continued to expand its portfolio over the past year, supporting its dividend payments. Image: Octopus Investments. Closed end investment company Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust has increased its target dividend for the second year in a row. The Board has now set the target at 5.79p […]

Published: 17 Jan 2023, 12:23 Dynamic Energy Solutions and 2DegreesKelvin will offer EPC services to UK solar companies. Image: Dynamic Energy Solutions. Electrical contracting specialist Dynamic Energy Solutions has announced a new strategic partnership with engineering company 2DegreesKelvin, to expand its services to the solar sector. The companies said that by combining the skills of both businesses,

Published: 18 Jan 2023, 15:18 Penpergym Solar Farm will join Renewable Connections’ 49.9MW solar farm in Kingston on Soar and 49.9MW solar farm near Quintrell Downs which both received approval this month. Image: Unsplash. Plans submitted by Renewable Connections for a 32MW solar farm at Great House, Penpergwm, Abergavenny have received approval from Welsh Ministers. The

Statera has a range of battery energy strage projects across the UK including Minety South Storage in Wiltshire. Image: Santander UK. Statkraft, one of Europe’s largest renewable power generators, has agreed a “forward trade” for a Statera Energy battery asset in what has been called an “industry first” by the companies. In this agreement, which

Published: 16 Jan 2023, 11:25 Image: Anesco. Hildagarde McCarville has been appointed as CEO of Anesco as Mark Futyan embarks on a new career as a professional non-executive director. She joins Anesco from French transnational resource management company Veolia Environment, where she worked as CEO of Veolia in the Netherlands for eight years from April

Image: Getty. The Government should “level the playing field” by expanding the investment allowance to the Electricity Generator Levy. Speaking at the Environmental Audit Committee’s (EAC) Technological innovations and climate change: onshore solar energy parliamentary evidence session yesterday (11 January) Chris Hewett, chief executive of Solar Energy UK said that while the solar sector was

Published: 12 Jan 2023, 16:34 Solar industry emphasises need for solar on all new homes to House of Commons committee. Image: Flickr. Figures from the solar industry have emphasised the need to install solar panels on all new housing developments to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee. Implementing solar rooftop installations into new builds

Net Zero Review calls for “rooftop revolution” to unlock 70GW by 2035. Image: Getty. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has released the Chris Skidmore MP independent review into the UK’s net zero prospects which calls for a “rooftop revolution” to unlock 70GW of solar generation by 2035. To enable the decarbonisation

Solar partnership to help new builds comply with building regulations. Image: Legal & General Modular Homes. Solar manufacturer Viridian Solar has signed a deal with Legal & General Modular Homes to see buildings exclusively use clearline fusion roof integrated solar until 2025. Integrating solar technologies into new housing developments can help reduce the carbon intensity

Naked Energy will now supply Tech4Food with its solar thermal and photovoltaic thermal (PVT) products. Image: Pixabay. Solar thermal design and engineering company, Naked Energy, has announced two new partnerships with the Portuguese Tech4Food business and the Greek division of German engineering contractor, Menerga, as it continues its European expansion. The British company offers a