Our new course is designed to train physical science and engineering graduates to develop new photovoltaic devices and test their effectiveness as a global energy resource. The course is based ... Continue reading →

Working closely with National Grid, we have derived an up to date estimate of the PV capacity deployed on the GB transmission network. Our latest estimate puts the installed capacity ... Continue reading →

We’ve recently made available a pre-print version of an academic paper we’re working on. The PDF can be downloaded from the ResearchGate website, where we’re posting updates on the PV_Live ... Continue reading →

PV_Live has been shortlisted in the Clean Energy Product Innovation category at the Solar Power Portal and Clean Energy Awards. The project represents a partnership between Sheffield Solar and National Grid. It’s ... Continue reading →

Following an updated estimate of installed capacity from National Grid, Sheffield Solar have implemented the revised figures in the PV_Live results. Since historic installed capacity is now better reported, we’re ... Continue reading →

Sheffield Solar have been working in collaboration with National Grid to update our estimates of the installed PV capacity connected to the British electricity network. The updated capacity data is ... Continue reading →

A Guardian article, published on 13th April, uses Sheffield Solar’s PV_Live data to describes how solar PV systems in the UK generated more electricity in a day than coal. The article ... Continue reading →

In September Sheffield Solar presented a paper at the 31st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition in Hamburg. We also co-authored a paper with our good friend Jonathan Leloux ... Continue reading →

On Saturday 19th July, Sheffield Solar invited contributors of the Microgen Database to visit the Solar Farm and hear more detail about the work undertaken within the team.  The day ... Continue reading →

At the Business Green Leader’s Awards at The Brewery, London, Sheffield Solar’s Microgen Database was awarded the honour of becoming “Green IT Project of the Year 2014”.   Shortlisted with companies ... Continue reading →