The Scottish government has announced that unlike England and Wales, it will retain the ‘grandfathering’ guarantee for solar under the Renewables Obligation.

A new campaign has been launched by the Solar Trade Association and RenewableUK opposing the government’s plans to cut the Feed-in Tariff for solar to just 1.63p from January 01 2016.

Industry leaders have poured scorn over the government’s proposals to cut the Feed-in Tariff by 87 percent from this January.

A petition has been launched lobbying DECC to urgently review its approach to financial support for solar PV under the Feed-in Tariff.

DECC is proposing to slash the Feed-in Tariff for microgeneration technologies by as much as 87 percent, as part of its long-running review of the scheme.

Solar Energy UK (SEUK) returns to the NEC from October 13-15, with its popular Installer Central Feature Area.

Earthwise Products has announced the appointment of SolarVis Energy as a new distributor of the SOLiC 200.

PV manufacturer Vikram Solar has signed a supply agreement with wholesaler Edmundson Electrical Greentech.

Navitron has signed a deal with Italian solar PV optimiser firm BM Solar, to become the first UK distributor of BlackMagic power optimisers.

Kencot solar farm in Oxfordshire greeted visitors to the site of operation at full capacity, during an open day earlier this month.

Burnley-based Solarlec is promoting its presence in the education sector at two key national conferences.

News that July saw a new record set for the UK production of solar power has been welcomed by Solarlec.

Industry leaders have expressed dismay and disappointment at the government’s planned withdrawal of Renewables Obligation support for solar farms under 5MW.

DECC is proposing to end financial support for solar under the Renewables Obligation, a consultation document published today has revealed.