The Solar Trade Association (STA) has released a new document of 20 ways the Scottish Government can catalyse significant growth in the deployment of solar energy across the country. The ‘key asks’ document from the STA has outlined the numerous ways which the Scottish Government can boost the ambitious plan to generate 100% of electricity from renewables by 2020.
Edie 25th Feb 2016 read more »
What will be the biggest floating solar photovoltaic (PV) array in Europe once completed — a 6.3 megawatt (MW) array on the Queen Elizabeth II reservoir in London — is now under construction. The developer — Lightsource Renewable Energy — has revealed that the project will be composed of 23,000 solar PV panels and will generate enough electricity to provide for the need of around 1800 local households once finished. Ennoviga Solar is handling the construction of the project — which is expected to make use of 61,000 floats and 177 anchors. Construction is occurring to the west of the city, near Walton-on-Thames.
Clean Technica 21st Feb 2016 read more »