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At Intersolar 2026, PV Tech sat down with Suntech's General Manager Mr. Yang Hao to discuss how a quarter-century of experience, combined with robust industrial backing, positions the company for the industry's next chapter. 

The maximum price for renewable energy projects awarded Contracts for Difference (CfD) under the UK government's Allocation Round 8 (AR8) auction has remained at £75/MWh (US$100/MWh).

MOVA LumeGret's Roger Shen, says the industry is evolving from standalone hardware solutions toward intelligent home energy ecosystems.

A panel at the Renewable Procurement and Revenue Summit in London discussed the benefits of the procurement structure.

Panellists addressed the challenges associated with signing a PPA, given the differences in priorities between the parties involved.

Price is the main barrier to PPAs being transacted in the UK market today, a panel at the Renewable Procurement and Revenue Summit said.

Reforms to the UK’s grid connection process for renewable energy projects are underway, aimed at easing the logjam of applications.

French utility EDF has received a development consent order (DCO) from the UK government to build an 800MW solar PV plant in England.

The UK government's Allocation round 7a (AR7a) of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction has awarded a record 4.9GW of solar PV.

Strike prices for solar PV in upcoming UK Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation have been forecast to be around £63-68MWh (US$86-93MWh), according to trade body, Solar Energy UK (SEUK).