PV projects will battle with onshore wind for a limited pot of support under the new competitive system, which opened for qualification applications yesterday.
Some analysts have predicted PV will find the going tough, but Robert Goss, Conergy's managing director in the UK, said the company entered the process with confidence.
"We entered one project into the CfD auction because it stands out as a CfD portfolio project, but there are others that we may submit as well," Goss said, without giving further details.
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