Solar

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 […]

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

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

AR5 will be the second CfD funding round that solar can take part in since 2015. Image Pixabay. The UK Government has announced a £205 million budget for the fifth Contracts for Difference (CfD) funding round, which is the first auction to run annually and the second in which solar can participate since 2015. A

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.”

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

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

Published: 10 Mar 2023, 11:28 Gore Street rounds off 2022 with another NAV per share increase. Image: Gore Street. Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has declared its estimated unaudited net asset value (NAV) per share increased to 113.5 pence as of 31 December 2022. Despite the positive performance, Gore Street provided no updates to any

Published: 10 Mar 2023, 12:36 The proposal included a community fund of up to £80,000 as well as creating biodiversity enhancements over approximately 16 hectares of wetlands. Image: Renewable Connections. Tewkesbury Borough Council has approved a 49.9MW solar farm in Gloucestershire. The application for Maisemore Solar Farm was submitted in March 2022 by solar and

Image: Pexels. Construction engineering company Belectric Solar has signed a framework agreement with NextEnergy Solar Fund to add more than 150MWp in solar farm capacity to its operation and maintenance (O&M) footprint. Via the agreement, which is set for the next three years, Belectric will add an expected portfolio of at least ten solar farms,