Solar

Matt Black, non-executive director of greentech startup Solivus, has been appointed the new chair of Solar Energy UK, replacing Jonathan Selwyn, who has stood down to focus on his new role as Bluefield Development’s managing director. Image: Solar Energy UK. Solar Energy UK has named Matt Black, non-executive director at  UK-based greentech startup Solivus as its […]

Published: 17 Mar 2021, 14:25 Image: Aberla Group. Aberla Energy has been selected as specialist energy contractor for the Progress Housing Group, signing a three-year solar contact. The company, part of the North West-based Aberla Group, will provide solar PV maintenance and installation services to homes in Progress’s portfolio across Lancashire and Lincolnshire. It was awarded

Funding for rooftop solar on public buildings received a significant boost as part of the government’s £1 billion Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, released today. Within the strategy, £932 million has been allocated for the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, which will see 429 projects around England receive funding. This will be used for a number of measures,

Published: 2 Mar 2021, 11:12 Image: Bluefield. Bluefield Solar Income Fund has posted strong results for the six months ending 31 December 2020, with net asset value (NAV) growing to £476.7 million. This marked a £43.2 million jump from the first half of last year, with new project acquisitions, an oversubscribed share placing and the

Published: 2 Mar 2021, 11:17 Image: MCS. The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is to consult on a new route for installer certification. It said that previously, companies applying for certification have struggled to find a willing customer to be the recipient of their first installation, leading to these companies either not pursuing certification or having

Published: 3 Mar 2021, 09:41 The co-located battery at JLEN’s Yorkshire Hydropower Limited asset in North Yorkshire. Image: JLEN JLEN has acquired 100% of an equity stake in Gigabox South Road Limited (GSRL), a company which holds the development rights to construct the 50MW West Gourdie project. The company is to invest up to £12.2

Image: HM Treasury. Commitments to support solar and storage were notably absent from chancellor Rishi Sunak’s 2021 Budget, despite the welcome news of a UK-Infrastructure Bank and green bonds. Announced today, the Budget focused predominantly on continued support for those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, and the pathway out of it. While there was

FRV and Harmony’s first storage development, Holes Bay. Image: Harmony Energy. Construction has got underway for Renewables developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures’s (FRV) second battery storage project in the UK, together with partner Harmony Energy. FRV, owned by Saudi Arabian industry group Abdul Latif Jameel, has deployed hundreds of megawatts of wind and solar projects around

Published: 4 Mar 2021, 12:47 Image: Elgin Energy. Solar growth in Ireland could provide an annual saving of €21 (£18) per citizen, according to a new report from international advisory firm, AFRY. It modelled three scenarios with different levels of solar and wind, to establish the most effective way of meeting the Government’s target of

Published: 8 Mar 2021, 10:26 Image: Gore Street Energy Storage Fund. Gore Street Energy Storage Fund’s two 50MW battery assets in Northern Ireland are in the final stages of construction and testing, the company announced. Both are expected to start providing DS3 services from 1 April, and remain both on time and in budget. These