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A new report by energy service provider Joulen, formerly the Electric Storage Company, suggests 0.1% of UK businesses could provide the equivalent power of both Hinkley Point C and 130 grid-scale battery sites by installing battery energy storage.

Solar Power Portal rounds up the top stories: public opinion swaying planning decisions, big BESS plans for the UK.

Infraland, a low carbon technology developer, and real estate company Boultbee Brooks have launched a joint venture to produce and supply renewable energy.

Sonning Common Primary School will install solar photovoltaic (PV) panels using an interest-free loan of just under £12,000 from Oxfordshire County Council.

The Solar Nation, a network of solar panel installers, has partnered with Hometree to offer finance options for those looking to install residential solar panels.

Bristol Energy Cooperative (BEC) has partnered with Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) to build a 240kWp rooftop array on the airbase.

While the new Labour government has promised to “unleash a solar rooftop revolution”, Solar Together analysis shows a drop in solar panel uptake across England in 2024 so far.

New data from the UK government has shown that the UK now has 16.9GW of solar capacity online, as of the end of June 2024.

Utility OVO Energy has today (July 15) launched a new offer allowing customers to bank up to five free solar panels over the course of two years.

According to new statistics from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), the UK surpassed 16GW of solar capacity in May 2024.