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

Image: Power Roll. Flexible solar company Power Roll hailed the success of two funding rounds, with a total £5.8 million investment to enable the company to scale-up manufacturing. It received equity investment from 7 Ventures (i7v), Kero Development Partners and RAB Capital of £3 million. Additionally, it converted £1,250,000 loans into equity as part of

Published: 11 Feb 2021, 12:49 Solar PV is included within the Local Authority allocation of the Green Homes Grant scheme. Image: Nottingham City Council Any of the initial £2 billion promised for the Green Homes Grant that goes unspent this year will not be rolled over. This was confirmed by energy minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan in a

Published: 11 Feb 2021, 09:00 Solar installed at Flanders Farm. Image: AC Goatham & Son. BeBa Energy has installed 1.51MW of rooftop solar across four buildings at two sites owned by apple growers AC Goatham & Son. The installation is being lauded as “one of the UK’s largest roof mounted solar panel arrays”, consisting of JASolar

The latest episode of the Solar Media Podcast is now available stream, exploring how worldwide solar deployment could top 200GW in 2021.

Published: 10 Feb 2021, 14:54 Image: Gov Facility Services Ltd. Plans to rollout solar PV across two Southern England prisons have been unveiled by Gov Facility Services Ltd (GFSL). Rooftop solar is to be installed at HMP Bure near Norwich in Norfolk, to reduce reliance on the existing electric load by 17% and save 79 tonnes

SMS managing director John Hall (left) and head of supply chain Phil Norrish (right) break ground at the 50MW battery storage development in Burwell Cambridgeshire. Image: SMS. Smart energy infrastructure company SMS has begun construction on its first battery energy storage project in the UK. The 50MW battery storage development in Burwell, Cambridgeshire will be