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UK installs 647 MW of solar in H1 The UK government’s quarterly energy report finds solar leading the pack in new capacity terms. Meanwhile, provisional data to the end of June 2024 reveals the United Kingdom is on course to comfortably exceed 17 GW of recorded capacity during summer months.
Matthew Lynas
Aug 01, 2024
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UK government earmarks GBP1.5 billion for contracts for difference pot The UK government has increased the budget for its sixth Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction by half. Extra allocation includes millions of pounds for technologies such as solar and onshore wind, but offshore wind enjoys the lion’s share of the budget.
Matthew Lynas
Jul 31, 2024
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New UK government signals strong support for solar Signs of a UK government that’s prepared to back solar have emerged within a fortnight of the Labour Party securing victory in the General Election. The government has already signed off on more than 1 GW of new solar capacity.
Matthew Lynas
Jul 18, 2024
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UK energy retailers add heat pump tariffs Time-of-use and type-of-use tariffs for heat pump customers launched to support technology adoption in market where gas heating remains competitive on price.
Matthew Lynas
Jul 16, 2024
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Energy management market to roughly double in Europe by 2030, says LCP Delta New analysis from LCP Delta finds Germany is Europe’s top market for home energy management systems and predicts European yearly sales will more than double by the end of the decade.
Matthew Lynas
Jul 15, 2024
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Microclimates could bolster case for agrivoltaics A new paper finds that combining photovoltaics with crop farming can result in revenue gains over the life of a PV system at a diverse range of locations in the United Kingdom. Researcher Aritra Ghosh tells pv magazine that the benefits of agrivoltaics are “multifaceted.”
Matthew Lynas
Jul 12, 2024
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Markets & Policy
Statkraft signs PPA for 80 MW solar plant, with storage in pipeline Deal sees Statkraft portfolio of solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) rise to 1,425 MW in Great Britain. The company also has multiple gigawatts of contracted flexible capacity on the British grid.
Matthew Lynas
Jul 10, 2024
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Rio Tinto building more solar at mining sites Multinational mining company Rio Tinto has finished installation work at the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada and has announced plans for two 5.25 MW plants at a bauxite mine in Australia’s Northern Territory.
Ev Foley, Matthew Lynas
Jul 05, 2024
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United Kingdom breaks 16 GW barrier for solar deployment Revised figures reveal UK solar capacity surpassed 16 GW in 2023, thanks to the inclusion of the newly available distribution network operator (DNO). Provisional figures for the first quarter of 2024 show the pace of new capacity lagging the same period in 2023.
Matthew Lynas
Jul 04, 2024
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