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 .
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...
A lightbulb moment?
Diesel-based non-road mobile machinery is a significant contributor to air pollution, Prolectric makes the case for its replacement
Solar-powered parking meter selected for community forest centre
Thames Chase Forest Centre has selected a solar-powered parking payment terminal to control car park usage and provide revenue to help improve facilities.
The Parkeon...
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...
AI firm aims to help maximise gains from solar installation
An AI technology company based in Southampton says it is making it easier for businesses and homeowners to install solar panels and get the...
Pre-eminent projects crowned at Scottish Green Energy Awards
More than 1,000 people returned in-person to Edinburgh to see 13 winners announced
Director of industry body said shortlist highlighted the “leaps of innovation” of...
Planning order removes consent requirement for adding solar to homes in Chelsea and Kensington
Residents in Kensington and Chelsea will no longer need to apply for individual consent to have solar panels fitted on their listed homes in...
STA launches ‘storage commitments’ for domestic providers
Industry urged to strive for quality to build consumer confidence
The STA launched new guidelines for the domestic storage industry capturing current best practice at...
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...
Floating solar farm is a solution to Hong Kong land challenges
The Government of the Hong Kong SAR is introducing an innovative floating solar farm to overcome limited land resources as it pursues its plan...
UK to adopt 200MW of energy storage assets to stabilise the grid
Due to the increasing share of renewables in Britain’s generation mix, National Grid will contract 200MW of energy storage assets to stabilise the grid...
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...
Green day unravelled: Pundits respond to policy package
An apocalyptic “meh” seemed to greet the government’s bumper package of energy- and climate-related policy announcements and documents released on 30 March, which appeared...
Report details China’s complex energy landscape and its enormous green energy shift
The seeming enormity of the green energy shift taking place in China is given shape by what's described as the most comprehensive English-language report...
Solar survey respondents reveal third of UK solar jobs lost – more losses expected
Comprehensive PWC and Solar Trade Association survey appears to show support for tax breaks to re-boot struggling UK solar sector as global market accelerates
As...
Unleash potential of rooftop solar to tackle energy crisis, charity urges Chancellor
Changes to planning policy could turbocharge the rollout of solar energy and help reduce reliance on gas at little or no cost to the...
World’s largest battery storage facility will power The Red Sea Project with clean energy...
A development on the west coast of Saudi Arabia is to become the world’s largest battery storage facility and is part of an initiative...
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 .
Big Brands say “Stop the Solar Tax Hike”
Over 160 NGOs, schools, academics, energy providers and public institutions ask the Chancellor to stop the proposed rise in business rates for solar panels
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