Solar

Published: 4 Aug 2023, 10:51 All planning applications for new solar farms will be determined by Shropshire Council as the local planning authority. Image: PXfuel. A new guidance document has been issued to support Shropshire’s parish and town councils in early engagement with potential solar farm developers. Prepared by Shropshire Council and the Shropshire Association […]

Despite this increase, the AR5 funding is still £58 million below the AR4 level. Image: Unsplash. To bolster the UK’s renewable generation capacity, the UK Government has today (3 August) unveiled a £22 million increase in funding for the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, which will include solar. This takes the total budget for the

Published: 2 Aug 2023, 12:34 The approval marks the company’s third successful brown field rejuvenation project. Image: Cambridge Power. Cambridge Power has secured planning permission for a 60MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Redcote Lane, Leeds. The storage developer was also able to secure an Autumn 2024 connection date from Northern Power Grid, a

Development company BSR Energy has launched a challenge against the Welsh Minister after being refused planning consent for a 75MW solar farm. Rush Wall Solar Park, a solar farm being proposed close to Newport, South Wales, had been refused planning consent by Mark Drakeford, first minister of Wales, in June 2023 despite it having been

Orchard solar farm, Kent. Image: Community Energy Together Community Energy Together (CET), a new collaboration between five community energy groups in England and Wales, has launched share offers to fund the transfer of seven operational solar farms into community ownership.  The group says that bringing the seven solar farms into community ownership will increase the size of the community

Published: 28 Jul 2023, 11:09 The funding will go towards projects currently under construction. Image: Power Capital Renewable Energy. Irish solar independent power producer (IPP) Power Capital Renewable Energy (PCRE) has received €125 million (£107 million) in funding to construct 230MW of solar assets. The funding has been provided by Allied Irish Bank (AIB) and

Published: 28 Jul 2023, 14:19 Solar technician installing rooftop PV. Image: Gustavo Fring The UK government has published solar PV deployment statistics which show a total of 15.2GW of solar capacity, an increase of 6.7% in the year since June 2022.  The yearly increase is the highest seen since September 2017, and there are now

The consultation process will last until September. Image: Unsplash. The UK government is currently discussing plans to reform the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process to enable faster consenting. Being conducted via a consultation process, the document stated that it intends to make the NSIP process “better, faster, greener, fairer and more resilient by 2025”. By

This project could bring the overall capacity of the site to over 1GW. Image: Drax. Renewable energy company Drax Group has secured development consent for a 600MW underground pumped storage hydro (PSH) plant in Scotland. The project will be located at the aptly named ‘Hollow Mountain’ Cruachan Power Station in Argyll and include an expansion of the

Field’s first UK BESS project in Oldham came online last year. Image: Field. Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Field has received a £200 million investment from DIF Capital Partners. Field will use the funds provided by the infrastructure equity fund manager to support the development of its 4.5GWh pipeline of grid-scale BESS projects across