David Kemp (Emanate Capital), Axel Thiemann (Sonnedix), Hildagarde McCarville (ANESCO), and Lisa McDermott (ABN AMRO Bank N.V.) during yesterday’s UKSS panel. The UK’s solar sector is back on the up after experiencing a tumultuous past few years. The success of the sector has won the attention of the UK Government and resulted in a number […]

Published: 30 Jun 2023, 09:35 A total of £38 million will be invested by the company over a 12-month period to acquire and construct the solar project. Image: Unsplash. OVO Energy has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Atrato Onsite Energy to receive clean energy from its 50MW solar PV project in Richmond, North Yorkshire.

Published: 29 Jun 2023, 13:52 Using Maxeon Solar Technologies’ SunPower One customers will be able to use solar energy generated from domestic solar panels to charge their EVs. Image: ev.energy. Electric vehicle (EV) charging provider ev.energy has announced a new partnership with Maxeon Solar Technologies that will see domestic solar power charge electric vehicles (EVs). Using

Published: 28 Jun 2023, 13:58 Dr Alan Whitehead speaking at the UK Solar Summit today. Image: Solar Media Labour Party Shadow Minister for Energy and the Green New Deal Dr Alan Whitehead opened the second day of the UK Solar Summit, hosted by our publisher Solar Media, to lay out Labour’s vision for the solar and

Published: 27 Jun 2023, 14:10 Energy minister Graham Stuart MP speaking at UK Solar Summit. Image: Solar Media “I only recently heard the saying that every 24 hours, enough sunlight touches the earth to provide enough energy for the entire planet for 24 years,” said Graham Stuart MP, the Minister for Energy Security and Net

Published: 25 Jun 2023, 21:12 Coventry Councillor Jim O’Boyle with the city’s recently unveiled Very Light Railway to decarbonise public transport. Image: Coventry City Council Flickr A planning application for a new solar farm near the M6 has been submitted by Coventry City Council on land in the council’s ownership.  The site is around 103

Published: 23 Jun 2023, 08:54 A big chunk of the bond will go towards a wind farm in Australia. Image: TagEnergy TagEnergy, a renewable energy developer, confirmed this week that it had closed a €570 million (£487 million) green bond to boost its solar, wind and energy storage pipelines in the UK, Europe and Australia.

Published: 23 Jun 2023, 10:20 The fund will look to develop a 500MW portfolio of six large-scale projects. Image: Getty Images. Specialist investment firm Adaptogen Capital has confirmed that it has raised £207 million for its Adaptogen Battery Storage LP fund. Adaptogen Battery Storage LP fund is an energy infrastructure fund focused on developing, constructing

The deal will see Good Energy capitalise on the growing interest around solar. Image: Pexels. Renewable energy provider Good Energy has announced it has acquired solar installation business Wessex EcoEnergy in a deal worth £2.5 million. As part of the acquisition, Wessex will report under the Good Energy services division and continue to operate under

Keir Starmer outlined the plans in Scotland. Image: Flickr. Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, unveiled plans to boost clean energy in the UK with solar a central pillar in achieving this. In particular, Solar Energy UK welcomed plans to reform the Contracts for Difference (CfD) mechanism in what the trade association dubbed