Published: 3 Aug 2021, 11:52 Innova’s portfolio consists of 57 commercial solar PV rooftop assets. Image: Innova. Innova Energy has competed the sale of its portfolio of 57 commercial rooftop solar PV assets in the UK. Sold to an investment vehicle managed by Octopus Renewables, all of the solar installations benefit from feed-in tariffs. The […]

Anesco now provide O&M services monitoring to more than 24,000 sites. Image: Anesco. Gresham House has acquired a 50MW solar farm from Anesco as part of a £100 million partnership. The two companies signed their three-year development and construction agreement back in January, which will see them develop a 200MW ground mounted solar PV portfolio

Published: 2 Aug 2021, 12:49 The approval follows the company’s first UK solar farm receiving planning permission in February. Image: PACE. Pathfinder Clean Energy (PACE) has secured planning permission for a 21MWp solar and battery storage site outside of Norwich. The Burgate solar farm will be located eight miles north of the city of Norfolk, and

Published: 30 Jul 2021, 11:14 Installations of solar PV as part of the Green Homes Grant have risen by over 100 since March. Image: Image: Maria Godfrida (Pixabay). Installations of solar PV under the Local Authority Delivery of the Green Homes Grant have risen, although the technology still represents just 5% of total installations. Data

Published: 29 Jul 2021, 13:46 The acquisition will help BayWa r.e. expand its operations in the UK market, with a portfolio of more than 2GW of solar and wind already under operation including the Bann Road solar farm in Northern Ireland. Image: BayWa r.e. German renewables giant BayWa r.e. has acquired 99.8MW of subsidy-free co-located solar

Published: 28 Jul 2021, 14:07 The solar is to be rolled out on 11 council buildings in Salford. Image: Pit-yacker (Wikimedia). Installation of over 1,542 solar panels on 11 council buildings in Salford is underway, with the solar to be operational by the autumn. Greater Manchester-based company NPS Solar is installing the solar panels, which

Published: 27 Jul 2021, 12:25 The solar is to provide the electricity to charge the new electric vehicles. Image: Portsmouth City Council Portsmouth City Council has installed two solar, battery storage and electric vehicle (EV) charging systems at housing depots in the city. The solar – installed at the housing depot in Port Royal Street

Published: 27 Jul 2021, 12:35 Solar is once again eligible to compete in the CfDs as of this upcoming round. Image: Getty RenewableUK’s new chief executive Dan McGrail is calling for the government to increase the cap for the next round of Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions by 25%. Currently, there is a cap of 12GW

Published: 26 Jul 2021, 11:14 Remaining misconceptions about solar include that it can only be produced in the summer months. Image: Project Solar UK. New research from Project Solar UK has found that a massive education campaign is required to tackle climate change, with misconceptions around solar remaining. Project Solar UK commissioned Censuswide to survey

Development of solar projects is picking up in Ireland after it scooped nearly 800MW in the nation’s first RESS auction in 2020. Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) is acquiring a portfolio of five Irish solar sites with an expected combined capacity of up to 250MW. The five sites are located near Dublin, and are under development