Installed solar PV in the U.K. almost doubled over the course of last year, according to data from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). At the end of 2014, official installed PV capacity in the U.K. stood at 5 GW, which represents a near-50% increase on 2013's end-of-year figure, which was just 2.8 GW. Combined the U.K. now has enough installed solar PV capacity to power 1.5 million British households, and boasts 650,000 PV installations of all shapes and sizes. This steady growth in the U.K. solar industry is set to continue this year, with IHS forecasting an additional 3.2 GW of capacity to be added in 2015. Reports vary as to how much solar PV capacity was added in 2014, with some analysts suggesting it could be more than 2.5 GW. DECC's figures point to the addition of around 2.2 GW - which may in fact be a conservative estimate. Whichever figure proves most accurate, Paul Barwell - CEO of the Solar Trade Association (STA) - has ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...