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£1.8 billion DESNZ funding set to support solar installations

£1.8 billion DESNZ funding set to support solar installations

Image: Viridian Solar. Under new plans released by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), heat pumps and solar panel installations will be included as part of £1.8 billion plans to boost energy efficiency in buildings. The funding is being provided as part of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, Home Upgrade Grant and …

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Council-owned solar project reaches ‘major milestone’

Council-owned solar project reaches ‘major milestone’

Published: 21 Mar 2023, 16:47 The £12.8 million project will see two solar farms built on former landfill sites. Image: Getty. North Ayrshire Council has awarded the tender of delivery for two Council-owned solar farms to construction engineering company Ameresco. The £12.8 million project will see two solar farms built on former landfill sites: one at …

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Ørsted acquires second Irish solar farm with 160MW generation capacity

Ørsted acquires second Irish solar farm with 160MW generation capacity

Published: 20 Mar 2023, 12:13 Ørsted acquires second Irish solar farm with 160MW generation capacity. Image: Ørsted. Danish power company Ørsted has completed the acquisition of a 160MW solar farm, developed by renewable energy developer Terra Solar, in south-east Ireland. The project, which is Ørsted’s second solar farm in Ireland, will be developed in two phases …

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Aerospace company funds the future of space-based solar power

Aerospace company funds the future of space-based solar power

Published: 16 Mar 2023, 15:46 Future applications of the technology could include beaming electricity to Earth from space, delivering a consistent source of clean energy, said Northumbria University. Image: Shutterstock. A project from Northumbria University, aiming to accelerate the delivery of solar power from space has received a £150,000 investment from the aerospace company, Lockheed …

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Power prices continue to impact asset value for Foresight Solar Fund

Solar PV projects could be ‘derailed’ due to rising cost of capital, says Cornwall Insight

Published: 17 Mar 2023, 12:20 Solar PV projects could be ‘derailed’ due to rising cost of capital, says Cornwall Insight. Image: Pxhere NC. Solar PV developments could be in jeopardy due to the rising cost of capital, which threatens to derail renewable energy projects in the UK, Cornwall Insight has said. With the rising costs …

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Grade I-listed heritage site York Minster to gain solar PV

Grade I-listed heritage site York Minster to gain solar PV

One of the globe’s most iconic cathedrals, York Minster, is set to install solar PV panels onto its roof following approvals by City of York Council (CoYC) and the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England. The cathedral, which is a grade I-listed building and a registered English Heritage Site, will install a total of 199 panels …

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Second life BESS’s to complete “full building energy ecosystem” in Nottingham

Second life BESS’s to complete “full building energy ecosystem” in Nottingham

Located in Eastcroft, the municipal depot integrates 40 vehicle-to-grid (V2G) bi-directional chargers with three solar arrays with a combined generation of 176kwp. Image: Connected Energy. Two of Connected Energy’s second life 300kW battery energy storage systems (BESS’s) will support a depot housing over 200 electric fleet vehicles in Nottingham become a “full building energy ecosystem.” …

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Anesco energises 10MW solar farm in Pembrokeshire at Dragon LNG

Anesco energises 10MW solar farm in Pembrokeshire at Dragon LNG

Anesco energises 10MW solar farm in Pembrokeshire at Dragon LNG. Image: Anesco. Solar and battery storage company Anesco has energised a 10MW solar farm in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, to supply Dragon liquefied natural gas (LNG) with green energy. Via the use of the solar farm, Dragon LNG will look to decarbonise its operations and transition …

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British Gas launches new business unit with solar and battery installations a central pillar

British Gas launches new business unit with solar and battery installations a central pillar

British gas expands its service offerings to solar and battery energy. Image: British Gas. British Gas has unveiled four new energy efficiency services, with solar and battery installations a core pillar for the new business unit. Other pillars include home health checks, an improved Hive EV charger and insulation installation. These pillars will play a …

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