Community solar park shutdown exposes who bears Britain’s grid risk
July 14, 2026
Reports suggest Derril Water Solar Co-op could lose about £2mn during a summer-long curtailment. The 42MWp project has been operating for
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TotalEnergies exits distributed rooftop solar to focus on scale
July 10, 2026
TotalEnergies has sold its 170 MW portfolio of distributed solar generation in Europe to Amarenco and AMPYR Distributed Energy, as part of
UK approves second-largest solar farm One Earth
July 9, 2026
The UK government has granted development consent for One Earth Solar Farm, a major solar and battery storage project on land
Welsh community energy co-op secures £1.4 million to expand rooftop solar
July 1, 2026
Egni Co-op, managed by community energy charity Awel Aman Tawe, has secured almost £1.4 million from the Development Bank of Wales’
Eight startups graduate from TechX Accelerator with £25,000 prize awarded for climate impact
June 17, 2026
Eight energy startups tackling decarbonisation challenges have successfully graduated from the Net Zero Technology Centre’s (NZTC) TechX Accelerator, marking the eight
Solar trumps coal in US power mix for first time despite Trump’s revival attempts
June 11, 2026
Solar generated 12.8% of US electricity in May, overtaking coal at 12.2% for the first time on a monthly basis, according
Safety bodies urge caution over plug‑in solar as UK plans market rollout
June 11, 2026
A coalition of electrical safety bodies has urged the UK government to pause the rollout of plug‑in solar panels until comprehensive
Wind and solar overtake gas for the first time in global electricity generation
May 21, 2026
Wind and solar generated 22% of global electricity in April 2026, while gas‑fired power supplied 20%. This is the first recorded
Chinese solar price pressures could slow Europe’s rooftop boom
May 18, 2026
France, Italy, Poland and Romania imported record volumes of Chinese solar modules in March 2026 ahead of tax changes that will
Google secures 500 MW solar PPA with Linea Energy
May 12, 2026
Google’s agreement with Linea Energy secures the supply of 500 MW of solar to power Texas data centres. The Duffy Solar
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