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The wait is over, and the counting has been finished by our research team. The size of the UK solar market in the first quarter of 2016 can now be revealed and analysed in detail.

The extension of solar investment tax credits (ITC) will support steady growth in US PV deployment, according to a new study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Total solar capacity installed in the UK has broken through the 10GW barrier, according to new data from Solar Intelligence.

Solar PV has now hit 5GW of installed capacity in Australia, according to consultancy firm SunWiz.

The UK installed 3.5GW of Europe’s 8GW of PV capacity in 2015, according to SolarPower Europe.

In addition to launching a residential energy management and PV self-consumption package for the home compatible with Tesla’s Powerwall, power optimiser specialist SolarEdge launched a lightweight inverter late last year utilising the Israel-headquartered firm’s new HD Wave technology.