Tesco signed a 10-year solar PPA last November. Image: Tesco. Solar operators could be handling a more complex power purchase agreement (PPA) portfolio with multiple small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as offtakers, according to industry leaders. Speaking during the Solar Finance & Investment Europe conference yesterday (18 February), Jing Liu, assistant general manager of structured […]

Solar PV is included with the Local Authority Delivery segment of the Green Homes Grant. Image: Maria Godfrida (Pixabay). Four industry associations have joined forces to urge the government to adopt a new plan to improve the beleaguered Green Homes Grant after finding 35% of installers are at risk of shutting up shop due to the

Published: 18 Feb 2021, 12:11 The G1 Flashings are darker in colour. Image: Viridian Solar. Cambridge-based Viridian Solar has added two new modules to its Clearline fusion range of roof integrated solar.   The 335Wp and 340Wp modules mark a shift away from a 156mm cell size for the company. It has opted for mono-crystalline PERC

Published: 18 Feb 2021, 10:27 HBS New Energies has partnered with JA Solar and GSE Integration to offer a new roof-integrated PV system to help housing developers deliver zero carbon ready homes. Dubbed the Complete In-roof Solar solution, it can be installed with JA Solar half-cell modules from 320W up to 370W in a range

Published: 17 Feb 2021, 17:49 Image: Midsummer. Wholesaler Midsummer is launching a Renewable Heating Division, expanding its range of clean technology. As part of the move, new partnerships have been signed with heat pump manufacturers Samsung Climate Solutions, Mitsubishi Ecodan and innovative hot water tank supplier Mixergy. Midsummer has appointed Jez Climas to lead the new

Published: 17 Feb 2021, 11:56 Image: PACE. Pathfinder Clean Energy (PACE) has been granted planning permission for its Three Bridges solar farm. The 21MW project will sit seven miles north-east of Dereham in Norfolk and have the ability to be co-located with energy storage. It may be constructed with either tracker technology or more traditional fixed

Image: Giorgia Trovato (Unsplash). Wide tax changes could offer a ‘reset’ for Britain’s economy, promoting green technologies. This forms one of the key recommendations in the Environmental Audit Committee’s (EAC) most recent report- ‘Growing back better: Putting nature and net zero at the heart of the economic recovery’, along with urgently urging the government to

Published: 16 Feb 2021, 13:58 The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) is calling on the government to reverse the decision to not rollover unspent Green Homes Grant funding into 2021/22. The REA said that less than 5% of the original £2 billion budget has been spent so far, urging the government to “claw

The Solar Together scheme offers residents the opportunity to buy solar panels at a discounted rate through a group buying scheme, with Richmond Council the latest to join. The initiative is aiming to reduce consumers’ carbon footprint and reduce their household bills, helping to make the transition to clean energy as cost effective and hassle

Image: Andreas Gücklhorn (Unsplash). Solar and wind generated 30% of Britain’s electricity in 2020 according to Drax’s latest Electric Insights report. This was an increase of a sixth on 2019, with solar and wind suppling over 100TWh of electricity. Last year was a bumper year for solar generation, breaking a number of records including peak