Solar

Published: 27 Jul 2021, 12:35 Solar is once again eligible to compete in the CfDs as of this upcoming round. Image: Getty RenewableUK’s new chief executive Dan McGrail is calling for the government to increase the cap for the next round of Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions by 25%. Currently, there is a cap of 12GW […]

Published: 26 Jul 2021, 11:14 Remaining misconceptions about solar include that it can only be produced in the summer months. Image: Project Solar UK. New research from Project Solar UK has found that a massive education campaign is required to tackle climate change, with misconceptions around solar remaining. Project Solar UK commissioned Censuswide to survey

Development of solar projects is picking up in Ireland after it scooped nearly 800MW in the nation’s first RESS auction in 2020. Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) is acquiring a portfolio of five Irish solar sites with an expected combined capacity of up to 250MW. The five sites are located near Dublin, and are under development

Published: 23 Jul 2021, 14:14 Bluefield is looking to both expand and diversify its portfolio using the funds raising in this new placing. Image: Bluefield. Bluefield Solar Income Fund has raised £105.1 million through an oversubscribed share placing, to target further diversification and expansion of its assets. The company issued 89,067,980 new ordinary shares at

Published: 22 Jul 2021, 15:07 The new course is to first be held at GTEC’s Yorkshire centre and utilise AceOn’s equipment. Image: AceOn. An accredited course for installers on how to specify and fit battery storage is now on offer as part of a partnership between AceOn and GTEC. The two signed a deal earlier this year

Published: 22 Jul 2021, 11:49 The PPA signed with the City of London Corporation for the South Farm site was hailed as a UK first by the companies. Voltalia has begun construction of its 49.9MW South Farm solar plant near Spetisbury, Dorset. In November 2020, the international renewable energy company signed a £40 million power

Published: 22 Jul 2021, 10:37 The Mayor of London has set a target of 1GW of solar by 2030. Image: Daniel Chapman/Flickr. Solar Energy UK has teamed up with the Mayor of London to launch a new grant scheme to support solar businesses. It forms part of the Solar Skills: London project, which provides training

Published: 22 Jul 2021, 09:13 A solar PV plant owned by EDP Renewables in Romania. Image: EDPR EDP Renewables (EDPR) has reached agreements to acquire a 544MW UK wind and solar portfolio, 118MW of which is solar currently under development. The remainder of the portfolio consists of a 5MW operating wind farm, 192MW of wind

Published: 21 Jul 2021, 17:16 The Skelmersdale site will use Tesla’s lithium-ion battery technology, Megapack. Image: Tesla, Inc. Specialist international investment manager Amber Infrastructure Group has reached commercial close on the development of a 50MW/100MWh utility-scale battery energy storage project in west Lancashire. The project will use Megapack, Tesla’s large-scale lithium-ion battery technology, for the

Published: 21 Jul 2021, 15:19 The Owl’s Hatch solar farm in Kent. Image: Cubico Anesco has been awarded 12 contracts by Cubico Sustainable Investments and GLIL Infrastructure to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) for a jointly owned portfolio. Totalling 148MW of UK-wide solar, the portfolio is the single largest Anesco has secured for O&M services