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Leapfrog Finance funds construction of Plymouth community solar project
Leapfrog Finance has announce its funding of the construction of a 4.1MW solar project co-developed by Plymouth Energy Community (PEC) and Communities for Renewables CIC.
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Housing association delivers free solar energy to 2,000 homes
One of the UK’s award winning renewable energy companies has been awarded a contract to provide almost 2,000 homes with solar PV on behalf of ...
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Dulas awarded Welsh Government grant for pioneering solar fridges
Dulas, leading designer and manufacturer of renewable energy systems, has been awarded £57,400 of funding from the Welsh government’s SMARTCymru programme, to support the development ...
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MCS pulls plug on heat pump range after false test data probe
Administrators of the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) have pulled the plug on a range of renewable energy products after it was discovered the test results ...
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Bristol offers £10k grants for community energy projects
Bristol City Council is offering loans of up to £10,000 to community energy groups for sustainable energy projects in their area.
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Hydro firm commits £25 million new investment in the Highlands
Perth-based hydro firm Green Highland Renewables is about to start work on a significant new hydro scheme at Loch Eilde Mor, in the hills above ...
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UK Energy Storage needs defining says industry
The chief of the UK’s Electricity Storage Network (ESN) has this week called on the Government to clearly define the storage sector insisting the ...
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ENER-G publishes Essential Guide to Small Scale Combined Heat and Power
ENER-G has published a detailed new ‘Essential Guide to Small Scale Combined Heat and Power’, which is available free to download.
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University invests in solar to generate extra revenue
Northumbria University has taken significant steps to increase its use of solar energy to help reduce its carbon emissions.
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Local company wins large-scale solar installation contract
One of the North East’s leading solar PV specialists – Saving Energy Renewables North East – has been awarded the tender to install a 224kw commercial ...
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Renewable energy demand in Europe reaches record levels
The demand for renewable electricity in Europe, documented with Guarantees of Origin (GO), continued to grow in 2015. The growth is up more than 8% from 2014 and ...
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Scottish industry doubles use of renewable energy in 2015
The number of Scottish businesses generating their own locally-generated renewable energy doubled in 2015, according to analysis of Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) deployment data by Raggnar, ...
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Solar should add value to your home, but more research is needed
Do rooftop solar panels add value to your home in the same way as a kitchen refurb or new bathroom? Logically they should, due to ...
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National Trust installs “modern art” solar panels at world famous garden
An array of 175 solar panels is now providing energy for the Pavilion café at the internationally-renowned Bodnant Garden in the Conwy Valley.
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RES reveals its first UK solar PV energy storage project
Leading company Renewable Energy Systems (RES) has this week announced its first UK contract to build and support a battery energy storage system (BESS).
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Official figures confirm renewables as Scotland’s main source of power
Official figures have shown Scotland’s renewables industry is now the country’s principal source of electricity.
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Aylesbury solar farm sold to German operator
Leading renewable energy firm BayWa r.e. has sold the Aston Clinton solar park in England to CEE, an associated company from Hamburg. BayWa r....
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EU 2030 renewable targets must be backed up, warns Lords committee
The EU-wide binding 2030 renewables target will not be delivered unless it is backed-up by an monitoring and enforcement mechanism that acts as a guarantor for ...
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Government announces smaller than expected cuts to Feed-in Tariff
The Government has provided some Christmas cheer to the renewable energy industry after confirming cuts to the Feed-in Tariff will be less than first feared.
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Conergy celebrates launch of UK “Solar on Schools” programme
Conergy, the leading global solar developer, is celebrating the launch of a unique initiative that will offer UK schools easy access to solar installations.
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Ofgem to change capacity auction rules after diesel energy parks falsified data
Energy regulator Ofgem has found that generators Adret and Berangere provided inaccurate information when applying to prequalify their diesel-fuelled generating units for the first Capacity ...
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Govt challenged to back UK solar following Paris agreement
Following the historic COP21 climate agreement signed in Paris over the weekend, the UK Solar Trade Association is calling on the Chancellor and the Energy ...
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China’s Trina Solar pulls out of European pricing scheme
Trina Solar, a global leader in photovoltaic modules, solutions, and services, has announced its withdrawal from the European Union Price Undertaking (UT) and will continue ...
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Treasury to impose VAT increase on UK wind and solar industry
Treasury chiefs have unveiled proposals to increase the rate of VAT on solar and wind installations to fall in line with European law.
