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Aura Power gains planning permission for 50MW North Devon solar farm

Aura Power secures planning permission for 190MW of battery energy storage

Published: 13 Apr 2022, 12:03 Aura Power is also developing solar power sites, such as the Litchardon Cross site (pictured). Image: Aura Power. Developer Aura Power has secured planning permission for 190MW of battery energy storage projects across two sites. The 100MW Blaydon project at Newburn Bridge Road has been approved by Gateshead Council. It […]

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Cero Generation appoints new CEO as it plots continued growth

Cero Generation appoints new CEO as it plots continued growth

Published: 12 Apr 2022, 10:27 Queimadelos co-founded Spanish renewables company T-Solar. Image: Cero Generation Cero Generation has hired Marta Martinez Queimadelos as its new chief executive officer, with Queimadelos having joined the board in November 2021. Queimadelos was formerly CEO and co-founder of Spanish renewables company T-Solar, while in 1998 she co-founded telecommunications company Comunitel.

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Gresham House records boost in profits despite 'one of the most challenging years'

Gresham House earnings rise 170% in year of ‘significant momentum’ as trading becomes key

As of December, Gresham House has eight battery storage projects in construction. Image: Gresham House Gresham House Energy Storage Fund is transitioning towards a trading-centric business model, with the company to upgrade all of its enhanced frequency response (EFR) battery storage sites to two-hour durations. In its full year results to 31 December 2021, the

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Downing acquires 96MWp UK solar PV Seed Assets portfolio

Downing extends £30m term loan with NatWest for UK solar portfolio

Published: 6 Apr 2022, 13:45 Downing said the extension reflects the strong operational profile of its solar assets. Image: Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust Downing LLP has completed the extension of a £30 million term loan facility with NatWest for a c.48MWp solar portfolio in England and Northern Ireland. The loan facility was initially agreed

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NextEnergy Solar Fund celebrates ‘milestone achievement’ as it reaches 150MWp subsidy-free target

Construction kicks off at NextEnergy’s 36MW subsidy-free Whitecross solar site

Published: 8 Apr 2022, 10:38 Whitecross is expected to be energised during Q1 2023. Image: NESF Following a deferral of the original kick off date, construction has now begun on NextEnergy Solar Fund’s (NESF) bifacial, subsidy-free Whitecross solar site. Originally due to start construction in H2 2021, the 36MW solar farm was delayed as a

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UK government ‘thoroughly investigating’ forced labour reports as US import ban set to be confirmed

Solar sector welcomes fivefold increase eyed in energy security strategy

The British Energy Security Strategy has been met by a mixed reaction in the energy sector, with some welcoming its support of renewables while others view it as a missed opportunity. Image: Getty. The British Energy Security Strategy, unveiled today, has detailed an aim of increasing the country’s solar capacity five-fold. The strategy has been

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Solar Energy UK joins renewable and nuclear trade bodies to call for grid decarbonisation

INRG Solar’s 150MWp NSIP Little Crow Solar Farm gets green light

Published: 6 Apr 2022, 15:18 The Little Crow Solar Farm will sit across 226 hectares in Lincolnshire. Image: Andreas Gücklhorn (unsplash). INRG Solar has been granted a development consent order (DCO) for its 150MWp Little Crow Solar Farm. It is the second solar Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) to be granted such by the Planning

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Egni gains £2.35m funding from Welsh government for rooftop solar rollout in Newport

Egni gains £2.35m funding from Welsh government for rooftop solar rollout in Newport

Published: 5 Apr 2022, 16:26 Deputy climate change minister Lee Waters MS speaking with children at Caerleon Comprehensive School about solar power. Image: gov.wales. Solar co-operative Egni is to install solar panels on three schools, a care home and a crematorium in Newport, after receiving more than £2 million in Welsh government funding. Egni has been

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Government unveils allocation of full £500m Local Authority Delivery of Green Homes Grant

Increased policy support needed to address ‘mounting justice issues’ of PV adoption patterns

Expanding shared ownership models is one way of supporting solar uptake among a wider range of people, the research found. Image: Maria Godfrida (Pixabay). New research from the University of Sussex has highlighted how increased government support is needed to make solar viable for a range of consumers. Particularly, increased support is needed to make

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Octopus Renewables looks to further growth after strong first year results

Solar Energy Scotland calls on government to remove legacy planning barriers

The cost of utility-scale solar has fallen by 85% over the last decade, making it cheaper than fossil fuels and competitive with onshore wind. Solar Energy Scotland has called on the government to remove legacy planning barriers for both large and small solar developments. The call is being made as the closing date for the

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