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Bristol Sport’s Ashton Gate Stadium is the latest Bristol-based business to join forces with Bristol City Council to get more renewable energy into the city. Solar PV panels designed to reduce the stadium’s carbon emissions by 20% have been installed as part of the ground’s major refurbishment.
A third of solar jobs have been lost in the past year and a further 30% of solar businesses expect to cut staff in the next 12 months, according to a detailed new analysis published this week by the Solar Trade Association and PwC.
Award-winning Magic Thermodynamic Box company have announced their new range of MCS-approved solar assisted heat pumps – The Big Magic Thermodynamic Box.
The UK solar industry hit another huge milestone in May, generating more power than coal for the first time over a full calendar month.
Scotland’s new Energy Minister has given his first address to the country’s renewable energy industry this week.
Nissan has switched on a new solar farm at its biggest manufacturing site in Europe, the latest landmark in the company’s journey towards Intelligent Mobility.
The UK’s first ever council solar bonds, issued by Abundance and Swindon Borough Council, have sold out a month early, setting a benchmark in innovation for local authorities to fund renewable energy and other infrastructure projects and boost the green economy.
Professional services consultancy Procorre has reported a significant increase in the number of renewable energy contractor roles in the Middle East during the first quarter of 2016, with engineers particularly in demand.
The UK has been ranked the country with the fourth highest investment in renewable energy, despite a series of significant cuts to green subsidies over the past year, according to the findings of a new analysis report.
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has today released its annual statistical publication which has revealed record employment levels in 2015, but warned of the future impact of the Government’s numerous recent policy interventions.
A combination of historic energy policy announcements that are now making their impact felt and ongoing uncertainty surrounding the role of renewables in the UK’s future energy mix, are undermining the sector’s appeal in the eyes of investors, according to an influential new report.
Dulas, a leading developer and renewable energy service provide,r has partnered with Italian energy efficiency business, Innovatec, to provide energy management services for high energy users to assist with the move towards demand reduction and onsite renewable energy generation.
Solar M&A activity is on the increase following £11 billion worth of investment in UK solar projects since 2013, according to statistics collected by Clean Energy Pipeline for a joint report with UK law firm TLT.
Independent renewable generators are at the centre of Britain’s low-carbon transition and now supply 7.6% of UK power demand with more than £1 billion of clean electricity, according to new analysis.
Powervault has this week launched its new home energy storage range equipped for the smart power revolution, a transformation of our energy system forecast to save consumers billions of pounds.
The solar industry has pledged to continue to push to keep solar thermal as the Government’s consultation on plans to cut off all support for the technology closed this week.
Commercial solar PV developer EvoEnergy has completed the UK’s largest solar carport at a leisure centre owned by Nottingham City Council.
Eco Juice and Absolute Renewable Energy (UK), both based in Norwich, have blamed Government solar subsidy cuts after both going into liquidation.
National energy efficiency solutions company Anesco has played a key role in a ground-breaking new community solar farm near Stratford-upon-Avon, which will provide a long term funding stream for local charity groups over the next 25 years.
At the birth of the solar industry, Feed in Tariffs were high, and so was the cost of panels. But solar has matured, and need no longer be shackled by subsidy support. David Snape, Head of Sales and Marketing at Solarsense explains why it’s now a better investment than ever before.
New statistics released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change have revealed significant increases in the installation of new renewable electricity capacity, over a period where overall electricity generation fell.
BayWa r.e. has announced a strategic partnership with the Exeter-based solar PV company SunGift Trade Ltd. The two companies are co-operating to extend the offering to the customers of SunGift Trade, the distribution arm of the pioneering and award winning renewable energy installer SunGift Solar Ltd.
Manufacturers’ claims about the expected energy efficiency performance of equipment are not fully trusted by their customers. This was a key finding from new research released today by the Carbon Trust, which reveals that just 5 percent of professionals with responsibility for procuring energy consuming equipment for their organisations are very confident in the energy saving claims made by manufacturers, with a quarter (24%) not confident at all.
Spanish-based OPDE, who specialises in the development, construction and operation of photovoltaic farms, has completed the construction of three new PV plants in England. The new installations will reach a combined power of 15 MW with an electrical generation sufficient to power 6,000 homes.