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New planning guidance to help unlock solar for parish and town councils

New planning guidance to help unlock solar for parish and town councils

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 […]

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Cambridge Power secures 60MW BESS with 2024 grid connection

Cambridge Power secures 60MW BESS with 2024 grid connection

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

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BSR Energy launches challenge over refused 75MW Welsh solar farm

BSR Energy launches challenge over refused 75MW Welsh solar farm

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

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Orchard solar farm, Kent. Image. Community Energy Together

Community Energy Together launches share offers to generate £20 million in community benefits across England and Wales

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

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Irish IPP Power Capital Renewable Energy secures €125 million for 230MW of PV

Irish IPP Power Capital Renewable Energy secures €125 million for 230MW of PV

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

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Solar technician installing rooftop PV. Image: Gustavo Fring

Government figures show a 6.7% increase in the UK’s solar capacity in last year

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

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UK govt begins consultation on NSIP reforms

UK govt begins consultation on NSIP reforms

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

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Drax given greenlight for £500 million underground pumped storage hydro facility

Drax given greenlight for £500 million underground pumped storage hydro facility

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

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Field receives £200m from DIF to boost battery energy storage pipeline

Field receives £200m from DIF to boost battery energy storage pipeline

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

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