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Why now is the time to transition into utility scale solar

Why now is the time to transition into utility scale solar

2 Dec 2022, 14:25
• By David Sanchez

The transition to utility scale solar is a significant environmental issue facing society today. Solar energy is one of the most environmentally friendly technologies available with an almost unlimited potential to reduce greenhouse gasses and lower the consumption of fossil fuels. The path to utility scale solar is discussed here by David Sanchez, EMEA sales director from GoodWe.

Balancing energy security with food security on solar farms

Balancing energy security with food security on solar farms

26 Jul 2022, 16:43
• By Ross Wolhuter

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine reinvigorating the long-running debate about the land use of solar as opposed to food, Eden Renewables’ development manager and construction lead Ross Wolhuter takes a look at the misconceptions around land use and how solar and agriculture can work together.

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UK solar rooftop deployment to exceed 500MW in 2022

4 Nov 2021, 07:32 • By Finlay Colville
UK solar rooftop deployment to exceed 500MW in 2022

In an exclusive blog ahead of the launch of Solar Media's new rooftop solar report, Finlay Colville reveals how UK solar rooftop deployment is set to exceed 500MW next year in what constitutes a landmark moment for the sector.

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Sponsored Q CELLS: Talkin‘ bout a solar evolution

2 Sep 2021, 09:18 • By Ian Clover
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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UK utility solar sector starts GW-plus deployment roll-out for 2020

5 Feb 2020, 09:00 • By Finlay Colville
UK utility solar sector starts GW-plus deployment roll-out for 2020

Finlay Colville, head of market research at Solar Media, provides a forensic analysis of the UK’s utility-scale solar pipeline, detailing precisely why the market looks set to return to gigawatt-scale deployment this year.

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A Better FiT - Two years on from UK Solar’s ground zero

12 Feb 2018, 15:26 • By Liam Stoker
A Better FiT - Two years on from UK Solar’s ground zero

Two years ago the government’s new feed-in tariff regime came into force, starting an immensely difficult period for the solar industry. Deployment has fallen by nearly 80%, and thousands of jobs have been lost. This is the inside track of how it happened.

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Inside Clay Hill, the UK’s first subsidy-free solar farm

27 Sep 2017, 15:33 • By Liam Stoker
Inside Clay Hill, the UK’s first subsidy-free solar farm

Liam Stoker reports from Clay Hill Solar Farm, the first solar project to be built in the UK without subsidy support, and discovers how the solar-plus-storage facility was energised.

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Community solar is getting its groove back

7 Aug 2017, 11:58 • By Amanda Lennon
Community solar is getting its groove back

Following a difficult two years at the hands of policy upheaval, confidence is returning to a community energy sector which has its eyes set very firmly on the future. Amanda Lennon examines just where that future might take community solar as the sector celebrates Community Energy Fortnight.