New year, new savings for solar, as tariffs for grid export return
The Smart Export Guarantee came into force on 1 January, obligating large energy suppliers to offer a tariff to small-scale solar generators who export...
An affordable storage system for solar?
Affordable battery storage has been something of a grail for the solar power generator, with the promise it brings to approach truly ‘off grid’ status for residential and similar properties equipped with PV panels .
“Remove barriers for energy storage” solar trade body asks
Responding to Ofgem’s call for evidence on A Smart, Flexible Energy System, which closed on 12 January, the Solar Trade Association (STA) has called...
Scottish solar experts to gather at Edinburgh conference in September
Scottish Renewables’ first Solar Conference will be held in association with the Scottish Institute for Solar Energy Research (SISER) in Edinburgh on September 6...
Major solar investment for wastewater facility near Glasgow
Scottish Water’s wastewater treatment facility in Erskine, near Glasgow, has been the focus of a major investment in solar power.
A £500,000 investment made...
Solar expansion at Southern Water
Southern Water will be harnessing sun-power by installing more than 15,000 solar panels at three of its sites to help protect the environment and...
Rail operator and infrastructure services provider achieve 97% diesel-free ‘Site of the Future’
A project led by Network Rail and Colas Rail has used solar lighting and power generation to prove the viability of a sustainable ‘Site...
UK government pledges £4.3 million to develop space-based solar
The UK government says it will provide £4.3 million towards eight projects that promise to advance the state of space-based solar power.
Energy Security Secretary...
Energy trading for social housing residents
Residents of a block of flats in Brixton are pioneering a community energy trading project led by EDF Energy that will enable them to trade solar energy with each other .
Heriot-Watt launches Dubai solar test site for companies in UK and elsewhere
Research engineers at Heriot-Watt University in Dubai are launching a solar energy testing facility to help companies in the UK and other countries to develop and...
Virtual power plant supports low carbon neighbourhood in Dudley
Energy solutions provider Equans has announced a major boost for its pioneering project in Brockmoor, Dudley, where the company is set to deliver "Europe’s...
Puzzle as UK housing report omits solar
A new report on UK housing stock and its readiness for climate change has presented a bracing assessment. Commentators were quick to offer opinions, including the Solar Trade Association (STA) .
SITA sites to become solar farms
NATIONAL recycling and waste management firm, SITA UK, and Somerset-based British Solar Renewables (BSR) have agreed a deal that could see a number of...
Solar suitable for sports halls, says study
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has studied the energy consumption of indoor swimming pools and practice indoor ice rinks, and their use of solar power.
Nominations open for the Scottish Green Energy Awards
Billed as the UK’s biggest celebration of renewable energy, The Scottish Green Energy Awards 2023, opened for nominations on 26 July.
This year’s event will...
Cost of UK large-scale solar could drop below £40MWh by 2030, says solar trade...
The STA has conducted a fresh assessment of large-scale solar costs which was explored with leading energy analysts and BEIS at an expert workshop...
Industry associations call on HMRC to scrap proposed VAT changes for energy saving materials
HMRC proposals add further headache for industry, says STA, which is calling on government to protect ‘smart’ homes market
HMRC is proposing fundamentally changing the...
Anglian Water appoint HBS New Energies to deliver 30MWp solar PPA programme
HBS New Energies has installed its first solar energy site for Anglian Water, following an earlier award to deliver a 30MWp solar programme for...
Liam Fox opens facility of solar firm hoping to spark a revolution in lighting
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox visited "a solar technology success story" in his own North Somerset constituency on 30 November, as he officially...
Report examines solar’s potential contribution to limiting global temperature rise
European solar photovoltaic (PV) panels supplier REC Group reflects on the latest IPCC report and on a report of its own, which seemingly shows...
