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Published: 4 May 2022, 12:53 The Millvale solar farm sits across 25 hectares in Co. Wicklow, south of Dublin. Image: Joe King (wikimedia). Ireland’s first utility-scale solar farm developed under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) has connected to the national grid. The 8MW Millvale solar farm has been developed by Neoen, and includes 33,600 […]

Published: 3 May 2022, 11:40 Foresight’s Shoals Hook solar farm. Image: Foresight Solar asset owner Foresight Solar Fund recorded revenues significantly above budget in the opening quarter of 2022, driven by surging power prices which also lifted its net asset value (NAV). Revenues were some 30% above budget in the three months ended 31 March

Published: 28 Apr 2022, 12:10 The solar farm was granted planning permission in March 2021. Image: EDF Construction of EDF Renewables’ first major UK solar project has begun, with Anesco having been appointed to build the site. Anesco will also be providing operational and maintenance support to the 49.9MW Sutton Bridge Solar Farm. Planning permission

Keele University’s new Low Carbon Energy Generation park. Image: Keele University. Keele University has officially opened its new Low Carbon Energy Generation park, including 12,500 solar panels as well as two wind turbines. The site, which was announced in 2020, also includes battery energy storage and is able to meet 50% of the university’s electricity

Published: 29 Apr 2022, 14:57 NatWest found that solar and storage was the most popular kind of onsite generation for SMEs. Image: Scott Webb (Unsplash). Just 7% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have invested in onsite generation, but this is set to more than double over the next 12 months, with solar and storage

Zenobē now has c.235 MW of contracted storage assets and 1GW in development. Image: Zenobē. Zenobē has begun construction of its 50MW/100MWh battery storage asset in Scotland, said to be the first transmission connected battery in the country. The project in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire was first announced in May 2021 and, having reached financial close,

Published: 26 Apr 2022, 09:52 NextEnergy Solar has 91 solar assets in the UK, and is now looking to identify which could benefit from being retrofitted to include battery energy storage. Image: NextEnergy Capital. NextEnergy Solar (NESF) has selected the first of its existing solar sites to be retrofitted to include battery energy storage. The

Currently, local energy markets are run by distribution network operators, but this may present a conflict of interest going forwards. Image: Getty. Regulator Ofgem has put out a Call for Input to evaluate the role of distribution network operators in local energy markets going forwards. At the moment, distribution network companies are responsible for the

Published: 25 Apr 2022, 11:36 Kemble Solar Farm is the third of Aura Power’s utility-scale solar sites to gain planning permission over the last last year. Aura Power has gained planning permission from Cotswold District Council and Wiltshire Council, for the development of a 49.9MW solar farm in partnership with the Bathurst Estate. Construction of

BayWa r.e. has developed 31 solar farms in the UK, with a capacity of around 536MW. Image: BayWa r.e. BayWa r.e. has launched a consultation for its 160MW Oaklands Farm Solar Park, South Derbyshire. The company announced the mega project, which will sit west of the village of Rosliston and east of Walton-on-Trent, in 2021. It