The Government has said households that install solar panels in the future will be expected to give away unused clean power for free to energy firms earning multi-million-pound profits, provoking outrage from green campaigners.
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Yesterday was a gloomy day for the UK solar industry, but the outlook has brightened considerably this morning with news developer Lightsource BP has struck the UK’s biggest deal yet for unsubsidised solar power with brewing giant AB InBev. Thanks to the 15-year Power Purchase Agreement, AB InBev’s beer brand Budweiser will soon be brewed with 100 per cent green electricity in the UK. To fulfil the contract, Lightsource will roll out 100MW – around 350,000 new solar panels – of new solar capacity in the UK without any price support from government.
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In 2018, the 20th year of Solarcentury, our management team reflects on the year and illustrates why it really has been a year of growth and optimism for solar power and the transition to a new zero carbon energy system.
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Solar stories of 2018, part one: Nissan enters the home solar market as business rates loom large.
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Solar stories of 2018, part two: Solar generation records fall and megawatt-scale carports rise.
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Royal Dutch Shell has made its second major solar power investment of the year by taking a stake in one of the largest solar power developers in South East Asia and India. The energy giant’s strategic investment in Cleantech Solar will drive the company’s efforts in building large-scale commercial and industrial solar projects.
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