Published: 24 Feb 2023, 11:20 Nylaplas Engineering installed a 114kWp solar panel system at its high-technology manufacturing site in Bristol in 2022. Image: Solarsense. Solarsense has reported a 400% increase in the number of commercial enquiries it has had for solar installations from the manufacturing sector in 2022. The company noted that there was rising […]

Otovo’s platform offers personalised data and insights into the benefits of solar panels. Image: Otovo. Pan-European residential solar marketplace, Otovo, has launched in the UK, promising to grant UK customers an online toolbox to switch to solar, and save 49% on their energy bills. Launched in 2016, the Oslo-headquartered company provides a platform for UK customers

Published: 23 Feb 2023, 14:29 DIF to acquire UK’s largest co-located solar and battery energy storage portfolio. Image: Getty Images. DIF Capital Partners, together with ib vogt, has agreed to acquire a 100% interest in the largest UK co-located solar and battery portfolio from Cero Generation and Enso Energy, the companies confirmed. The fund manager

Published: 22 Feb 2023, 12:05 NextEnergy Capital secures £595 million for fund dedicated to subsidy-free solar. Image: NextEnergy Capital. Global solar investment specialist NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has confirmed the third close of the NextPower UK ESG fund at £595 million, with plans to scale its new-build solar plants across the UK. The Fund exceeded its

The PPA covers generation from five solar power sites that are currently under construction in the UK. Image: Vodafone. Telecommunications giant Vodafone UK has signed a second corporate solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with Mytilineos and Centrica. The deal covers generation from five sites with a total capacity of 232MW, located in Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire,

Published: 20 Feb 2023, 15:38 Solar project development costs increase in upwards of 50%, says Energy UK. Image: Pexels. The cost of developing solar projects has increased by up to 50% as a result of the Electricity Generator Levy and inflation, Energy UK has said. Due to the newly introduced Electricity Generator Levy, current inflation levels

Published: 16 Feb 2023, 10:45 2022 saw MCS certified installations (163,341) marking the highest annual deployment since 2015, which saw 200,000 installations. Image: MCS. The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), has released its latest data showing that 130,596 solar photovoltaic (PV) systems were installed in UK homes last year – a 114% rise from 2021. This

Published: 17 Feb 2023, 11:42 Tesco previously signed a solar-based PPA with SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT) in 2019. Image: KNG Services. Renewable investment trust Atrato Onsite Energy has signed a solar-based power purchase agreement (PPA) with supermarket chain Tesco. Atrato, which trades under the ticker ROOF, signed a 20-year PPA with Tesco for

Construction begins following £235 million long-term debt financing facility. Image: Zenobē. Zenobē Energy has started construction of a 300MW/600MWh battery energy storage project in Blackhillock, Scotland, following the news earlier this week of a £235 million long-term debt facility secured from five banks. The project, which will be situated between Aberdeen and Inverness, will be the first

The projects were awarded to Zenobē following an application to National Grid ESO’s Stability Pathfinder process. Image: Zenobē Energy Zenobē Energy has secured a £235 million long-term project finance debt facility structured by NatWest. The company will use the funding to develop its next two grid-scale, transmission connected battery project storage assets in Scotland with