Qcells to supply 35,000 solar PV modules to UK Ministry of Defence
The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed an agreement with Qcells to utilise solar PV for a flagship project.
Articles tagged with: Decarbonisation
CorEnergy to supply solar PV to the UK Ministry of Defence
The UK Ministry of Defence has entered into a £5.4 million agreement with CorEnergy to supply the organisation with solar PV.
Viridian Solar partners with EV charging specialist EO Charging to comply with building regulations
Viridian Solar has partnered with EO Charging to integrate the latest generation of electric vehicle (EVs) chargers and solar panels into residential homes as part of new building regulations.
Dragon LNG partners with Anesco on renewables drive with first solar asset approved
Dragon LNG, the operator of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Pembrokeshire, Wales, has partnered with renewables developer Anesco as it aims to transition to renewable energy and reduce its carbon emissions.
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Diverse range of stakeholders drive UK’s fast-growing commercial solar PV rooftop sector
One of the most encouraging aspects of the UK solar industry during 2021 was the emergence of a sustainable commercial rooftop sector. Here, Finlay Colville, head of market research at SPP publisher Solar Media, discusses the types of companies that have been planning new PV builds since the start of 2019.
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Sponsored Q CELLS: Talkin‘ bout a solar evolution
Adaptable, affordable, and easily available, solar PV is altering the renewable energy landscape of the UK one panel at a time – and solar is still capable of doing so much more to galvanise the fight against climate change, writes Q CELLS’ Ian Clover.
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Solar the most popular choice for businesses looking to renewables for decarbonisation strategies
Solar is the most popular choice for businesses looking to invest in renewables as part of their decarbonisation strategies, according to a new report from npower Business Solutions (nBS).
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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.
ESB announces first battery storage projects in Cork and Dublin
State-owned electricity supply company ESB has announced its first major battery projects in Ireland, at sites in Inchicore, Co Dublin and Aghada, Co Cork.
Keele University ‘trailblazes change’ with ENGIE solar, wind and battery deal
Keele University has signed a 25-year agreement with ENGIE that will see 15,000 solar panels, wind turbines and battery storage installed to support the institution's carbon neutral pledge.
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Solar and storage ‘unsupported’ by Johnson’s Green Industrial Revolution plan
Solar and storage technologies were conspicuously absent from Boris Johnson’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.
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Yorkshire Water opens tender for solar at 150 sites
Yorkshire Water has opened a tender for an eight-year solar framework agreement as it works to become net zero by 2030.
Solar helps smash GB coal-free record
Great Britain has smashed its coal-free generation record, coming just under a year since the record was previously set.
Wandsworth Council takes ‘massive step’ towards carbon neutrality thanks to clean energy approval
Wandsworth Council in London will transition to 100% zero carbon energy following approval of the Wandsworth Climate Change Action Plan by councillors.
Future Homes Standard ‘does not go far enough’, CCC warns
Decarbonising housing is one of the “toughest challenges” for net zero, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has warned, and it is “vital” this challenge is not made harder.
PODCAST: Evolving grids, Rising VPPs in Europe and building clean industries
Solar Media’s Liam Stoker and Andy Colthorpe return for episode six of the Solar Media Podcast, reflecting on how grids are adapting to renewables across the world and how the UK – and others – can nurture clean industries to replace dirty ones.
PODCAST: Energy storage’s 2019 of progress and the future of decarbonisation
Liam Stoker and Andy Colthorpe reflect on this year’s energy storage headlines, and do their best to predict what the energy transition may hold in store in 2020.
UK will need 1,400GWh of energy storage for future energy system, new modelling reveals
“Significantly” more electric and thermal storage will be needed for a low-cost 2050 energy system than previously thought.
Funding for solar PV at 1.75 million more homes in Labour Warm Homes for All programme
The Labour party has launched its Warm Homes for All initiative, which would see a wide scale rollout of renewables and low carbon technologies such as solar PV.
New start-up energy supplier launches solar-powered, Uber-inspired domestic energy offering
A new start-up energy supplier is aiming to become the ‘Uber of electricity’ by turning homes into personal power stations.
Renewables to be the ‘dominant force’ in GB power by 2020
Solar is to help renewables become the “dominant force” of Great Britain’s energy mix by as early as next year, a new report has found.
Nottingham City Council recording ‘huge benefits’ as solar schemes top 1 million kWh in 2018
Nottingham City Council is celebrating a milestone after solar systems installed on its building generated more than 1 million kilowatt hours of electricity this year.
Milestone reached as renewables capacity leapfrogs fossil fuels
A major milestone in the UK’s power sector decarbonisation was reached in September as, for the first time, there was more renewables capacity on the grid than fossil fuels.
IPCC calls for ‘rapid, far-reaching change’ in global energy to limit global warming
There must be rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented change in global energy systems if the impact of climate change is to be limited to 1.5C, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned.
National Grid Future Energy Scenarios: Solar could be UK’s ‘dominant’ source of power by 2030
Solar PV could be the UK’s most significant power generation technology by as early as 2030, with 33GW of installed capacity, according to National Grid.
‘Act now. Get on with it’: CCC issues urgent call for decarbonisation policies
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has issued an urgent warning to the UK government, stressing the need for it to act now and address gaps in its measures to meet the fourth and fifth carbon budgets.
Solar and wind could provide 60% of UK power without jeopardising reliability, study finds
Solar could play a pivotal role in a future energy system without jeopardising security of supply, a new report has revealed.
Records tumble as solar PV dominates UK bank holiday power supply
The bank holiday sunshine helped solar PV become the UK’s dominant source of electricity for three hours on Sunday afternoon.
Renewables sets new UK record despite stagnating solar deployment
Renewable generation set a new record in the UK throughout Q2 2017, however there have been repeated warnings for government as solar deployment continued to falter.
Solar contributes to second successive quarter of clean power surge
Solar power contributed 17% of total renewable energy generation in Q3 2017 totalling 3.2TWh, according to the latest report from energy monitoring firm EnAppSys.