Solar sector criticises de-facto windfall tax over investment concerns
The government’s revenue cap sends a poor signal to investors in renewable energy, Solar Energy UK has said.
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Solar Energy UK calls for long-term structural reforms in response to price cap
Solar Energy UK has called for long-term structural reforms to accelerate the growth of renewables in response to the increase in the energy price cap.
RenewableUK urges government to lift CfD cap to 15GW
RenewableUK’s new chief executive Dan McGrail is calling for the government to increase the cap for the next round of Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions by 25%.
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Solar Energy UK joins renewable and nuclear trade bodies to call for grid decarbonisation
Solar Energy UK has lent its weight to calls for renewable deployment targets as part of “urgent action” needed to decarbonise Britain’s grid.
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Brexit and solar: Stockpiling, uncertainty and optimism
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With the first full month of Brexit over, Solar Power Portal took a look at how the UK's exit from the EU has impacted the solar sector, in particular the wholesale market.
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STA partners techUK and RenewableUK to stimulate long-term PPAs
The Solar Trade Association (STA) has teamed up with techUK and Renewable UK to help encourage power purchase agreements (PPAs) to help stimulate the UK’s renewable generation.
Trade bodies call for business rates relief and VAT discount reinstatement to boost industry
UK energy trade bodies – including the Solar Trade Association and Regen – are calling on the Treasury to implement tax relief for clean energy technologies.
Renewables provide record 47% of UK generation in Q1
In Q1 of 2020, renewable energy generated more electricity than fossil fuels, smashing a number of records along the way.
RenewableUK calls on government to ‘go even further’ to support solar
The government needs to “go even further with enabling measures” such as public sector PPAs in order to accelerate solar deployment to help meet net zero.
Solar ‘ready to deliver’ as Labour proposes 2030 net zero target
Solar is “ready to deliver” in the transition to a net zero future but the Labour Party is facing a “considerable challenge” in its proposed target of net zero by 2030.