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Octopus launches new solar and battery optimisation smart tariff
WEBJul 20, 2023 · Octopus Energy has announced the launch of a new smart tariff aimed at consumers with domestic solar and battery storage. The company says the tariff could unlock more than £450 of savings per year for consumers and help to balance the grid. ‘Intelligent Octopus Flux’ (IOF) will offer the same rate for both importing and exporting ...
Octopus Energy increases export tariffs by 36% for solar power ...
WEBFeb 1, 2022 · Octopus Energy has increased its export tariffs by 36%, as energy prices in the UK remain at record highs. As such, its Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) (export only customers) tariff has increased from 3p/kWh to 4.1p/kWh, and its Fixed Outgoing Octopus tariff has increased from 5.5p/kWh to 7.5p/kWh. …
Introducing the Solar Power Portal Awards
WEBMay 31, 2013 · Solar Power Portal is delighted to announce the launch of the Solar Power Portal Awards. Designed to recognise the very best in the UK solar sector, the awards will encompass all areas of the solar industry – from domestic-scale systems right up to utility-scale solar parks. The awards will recognise and celebrate the good practice ...
The top 10 biggest solar farms in the UK - Solar Power Portal
WEBAug 16, 2023 · 1) Llanwern solar farm, Newport, Wales: 49.9MW. Commissioned in 2021 by NextEnergy Capital. SPP first reported this site in 2018 as being ‘near 50MW’, with a planning application submitted by Gwent Farmers’ Community Solar Scheme, with collocated battery storage. As Solar Energy UK noted, the area is “part of the Gwent Levels; an area classified as a site of special scientific interest ...
UK installed 730MW of solar PV in 2021 - Solar Power Portal
WEBFeb 17, 2022 · The UK installed 730MW in 2021, and has now seen three years of continuous Y/Y growth. The market in 2021 increased by 34% compared to 2020. Image: Solar Media. Cumulative PV installed in the UK at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the UK had installed 14.63GWp-dc of solar PV, of which 65% …
Octopus Energy improves Smart Export tariff rates for solar and EV
WEBSep 6, 2023 · Understanding PV module supply to the European market in 2025. PV ModuleTech Europe 2024 is a two-day conference that tackles these challenges directly, with an agenda that addresses all aspects of module supplier selection; product availability, technology offerings, traceability of supply-chain, factory auditing, module testing and reliability, and company bankability.
Solar PV system - DC isolators - Solar Power Portal
WEBJun 24, 2011 · Solar PV system – DC isolators. By Martin Cotterell. June 24, 2011. Facebook. Twitter/X. LinkedIn. Email. The requirement to fit a DC isolator in a solar PV system comes from BS7671 – Part 712.537.2.1.1, which states “To allow maintenance of the PV convertor, means of isolating the PV convertor from the …
PPA prices jump 30% in the UK, biggest increase in Europe
WEBFeb 7, 2023 · The UK saw some of the biggest increases in solar power purchase agreement (PPA) prices in Europe in Q4 2022, jumping 30%. Together with Italy, this represented the biggest increase in the continent according to LevelTen Energy’s new PPA Index report. Overall, European P25 solar PPA prices increased by 11.4% in the final three months of last ...
Easy PV updates to include 3D design - Solar Power Portal
WEBFeb 6, 2023 · Solar design software Easy PV, developed by solar wholesaler Midsummer, will now allow users to construct 3D models of their residential and commercial buildings. The software also supports complex roofs, properties that include extensions and obstructions such as nearby building and trees that cast shade on photovoltaic (PV) arrays.