Solar

According to Solar Media’s market intelligence, the UK now has a pipeline of 24GW of ground-mount solar. Image: Andreas Gücklhorn (unsplash). Low Carbon has confirmed plans to develop a 500MW solar and energy storage park in Lincolnshire, with the initial consultation anticipated to take place in early 2022. The extent of the land available means […]

Published: 13 Oct 2021, 16:36 Octopus Renewables is now the largest investor of utility-scale solar power in Europe. Image: Octopus Energy. Specialist clean energy investor Octopus Renewables has won a £150 million corporate pensions mandate from a large UK-based institutional investor. The Renewable Energy Income Partnership IV (REIP IV) mandate will be used to invest

Published: 13 Oct 2021, 13:29 Through the joint venture, Eelpower and SUSI Partners have now acquired 190MW of assets including the 20MW Rock Farm storage facility in Shropshire (pictured). Image: Eelpower. Swiss infrastructure fund manager SUSI Partners in partnership with Eelpower has concluded the acquisition of a 150MW portfolio of battery storage projects. The acquisition

Published: 12 Oct 2021, 12:26 Bluefield’s operational portfolio now consists of 106 PV plants with a total capacity of 613MWp. Image: Bluefield Bluefield Solar has hired Michael Covington as investment director at the company’s investment adviser, adding “significant” wind, solar and capital markets expertise to the company. Convington joins from Alpha Real Capital, where he served

Currently Scotland has just 380MW of installed solar, but 6GW is possible by 2030 with the right support. Solar Energy Scotland has called on the government to set a minimum target of 4GW of installed solar capacity by 2030, as it asks it to raise its game. The Scottish government is already proposing 8-12GW onshore

Published: 11 Oct 2021, 15:06 Aberdeen City Council is considering the solar development alongside its hydrogen plans. Image: Mike Pennington (Geograph). Aberdeen City Council is eying the development of a solar farm following being awarded a chunk of the Scottish Government’s Green Growth Accelerator (GGA). The council has been given a share of up to

Harmony Energy has utilised Tesla batteries at a number of its sites since 2016, including the Contego battery that went live this year. Image: Harmony Energy. Battery energy storage company Harmony Energy Income Trust (Harmony) has announced its intention to undertake an initial public offering (IPO), to fund the development of 213.5MW of projects using

Published: 11 Oct 2021, 10:29 Strategic Power Project’s finance director Iain Lees and managing director Paul Carson. Image: Strategic Power Projects. Gresham House has partnered Irish developer Strategic Power Projects to develop a solar and storage pipeline with a combined capacity of over 1GW. These assets are to be located across Northern Ireland and the

The PV is to help reduce Sensient’s energy bills. Image: Engenera Renewables Group. Rooftop PV has been installed for Kings Lynn-based Sensient Technologies by Engenera Renewables Group, and linked to a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Engenera installed 540 PV modules on the site with an output of 199.8kWp and covering a surface of 998.8m².

According to the CCC, solar will need to grow to 54GW by 2035 to support the net zero ambition. Image: Andreas Gücklhorn (Unsplash). The UK has set a new 2035 target for a net zero electricity system, with the country to ‘double down’ on renewables, hydrogen and nuclear. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and energy secretary