Published: 14 Jan 2021, 12:35 Image: Scottish Water. A new rooftop solar array is now generating at Scottish Water’s Campbeltown Water Treatment Works. Having cost £95,000, the 174 panels are to offset 16% of the electricity required to operate the facility. They were installed by Absolute Solar and Wind and are to generate 0.05GWh of […]

Published: 14 Jan 2021, 12:59 Despite surges elsewhere in the renewables sector, generation from solar in Great Britain fell in 2020 according to analysis from EnAppSys. Last year, solar output stood at 10TWh while in 2019 it was 12TWh, the analysis firm stated. This is despite record levels of solar in the first half of

Published: 14 Jan 2021, 13:26 Solar Energy UK worked with marketing agency Brand Ethos on the new logo: Image: Solar Energy UK. The Solar Trade Association will change its name and rebrand next week to “reflect the new era for Solar in the UK”, according to its chief executive Chris Hewett. The trade body will

Published: 12 Jan 2021, 11:39 By: New analysis shows a record-breaking 45GW of renewable capacity is up for tender in 2021, much of which is solar. Image: Getty. The Solar Media Podcast returns for its first episode of 2021, looking forward to what looks set to be a pivotal year for solar PV. In this

Published: 11 Jan 2021, 16:01 Image: Bluefield Solar Income Fund. UK-based green finance group Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) has acquired a fully operational 70MWp solar park in Wiltshire in a deal worth £89 million. The Bradenstoke Solar Park, which was built in early 2015, sits on a former RAF airbase and will start generating

Published: 11 Jan 2021, 11:19 Gresham House’s Glassenbury battery storage asset. Image: Gresham House Energy Storage Fund. Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has added a further 35MW to its portfolio with the acquisition of Tynemouth and the completion of its Glassenbury B extension. The 25MW battery-only Tynemouth site – which is connected to the distribution

Published: 8 Jan 2021, 11:03 Image: Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is set to launch a new solar PV scheme that could help more than 30,000 homes install rooftop panels. The Switched On Solar scheme is designed to allow residents to assess the solar potential of their roofs, and then walk them through the costs and

Published: 8 Jan 2021, 11:51 Persimmon Homes development at Back Lane, Martham. Image: Viridian Solar. A second extension to the partnership between Viridian Solar and Persimmon Homes has been agreed. The National Supply Agreement between the two ensures that Viridian’s roof-integrated solar systems are installed on all homes built by Persimmon where there is a

Published: 7 Jan 2021, 17:34 Steve Williams, the company’s founder and managing director, will be based at the office in Salisbury when he returns from Dubai, where he is carrying out consultancy work. Image: Clean Solar Solar O&M provider Clean Solar Solutions has opened its second UK office in Salisbury, Wiltshire. Steve Williams, Clean Solar’s

Published: 4 Jan 2021, 15:47 Image: SASC. Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) is creating a dedicated renewables investment committee in a bid to expand its work in community renewables. SSE Renewables’ head of renewable sales and trading, Mark Billsborough, is to join the committee, as well as Louisa Cilenti, partner at Lux Nova Partners. The