Solar

Published: 8 Feb 2022, 12:52 Wight Community Energy has a 3.95MW solar farm. Image: Wight Community Energy. Wight Community Energy has been awarded an additional £58,547 from independent trust Power to Change, to support further community-based renewable energy projects. It follows Power to Change providing £68,250 of funding in November 2020 to the community benefit […]

Published: 8 Feb 2022, 11:43 The pumped hydro facility will be located at Loch Awe, which is also home to Kilchurn Castle. Image: Simaron/Flickr. Clean energy developer ILI Group has begun the initial planning phase for a new pumped storage hydro project in Scotland. The Balliemeanoch project at Loch Awe, Dalmally in Argyll and Bute will

Published: 8 Feb 2022, 00:01 Balance Power currently has 380MW of battery storage in the planning process. Image: Balance Power. Balance Power has been given the green light to develop a 50MW/100MWh battery storage project in Upton Lane, Test Valley, Hampshire. Test Valley Council granted development approval following local support, and construction of the site

Published: 7 Feb 2022, 12:26 ORIT has 123MW of solar capacity in the UK, along with 50MW of wind. Image: Octopus Renewables. High power prices in the UK and Europe have pushed up the net asset value (NAV) of Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust’s (ORIT) portfolio, hitting £577.7 million or 102.26 pence per ordinary share at

Published: 4 Feb 2022, 11:28 The solar farm will generate enough power for the airport campus and neighbouring businesses. Image: AGS. A c.15MW solar farm is to be developed for Glasgow Airport, with the intention of it being operational by summer 2023. The 30-acre onsite ground-mounted solar farm is in the early stages of development

Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the new measures to support households amidst the price rises in parliament. Image: Eric Hossinger. Solar Energy UK has called for long-term structural reforms to accelerate the growth of renewables in response to the increase in the energy price cap. Ofgem yesterday (3 February) unveiled a 54% increase in the energy

Published: 3 Feb 2022, 17:06 The new solar farm will increase the percentage of on-site generation to 20%. Image: the University of Surrey. The University of Surrey has teamed up with SSE Energy Solutions to develop a new 5MWp on-site solar facility. The array will boost the university’s percentage of power derived from on-site generation to 20%, helping

Published: 3 Feb 2022, 12:56 The solar PV project is to be developed alongside a Greener Grids Park if Statkraft’s planning application is approved. Image: Statkraft. Norwegian energy giant Statkraft has submitted a planning application for a new solar farm in Yorkshire dubbed the Soay Solar Farm, as well as a Greener Grid Park. The

Published: 2 Feb 2022, 10:17 TEEC said that grid scale BESS provide “one of the most effective and proven solutions to the issue of loss of electricity in transmission”. Image: Getty Investment firm Triple Point Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Company (TEEC) has secured a £108 million pipeline of UK battery energy storage systems (BESS). The company

Along with the increase to Octopus’ export tariffs, those using its Agile tariff have seen export rates as high as £1.28/kWh. Image: Octopus Energy Octopus Energy has increased its export tariffs by 36%, as energy prices in the UK remain at record highs. As such, its Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) (export only customers) tariff has