Anesco begins construction of 110MW solar farms for Gresham House. Image: Anesco. Solar and battery storage company Anesco has broken ground on four solar farms totalling 110MW for Gresham House. The projects, which are being developed as part of the agreement between Anesco and the asset management firm, are situated in Skegness, Beavor Grange, Derbyshire […]

The new rooftop solar business will also offer PPAs to commercial and industrial customers. Image: Amazon. Macquarie Energy Leasing has launched a new rooftop solar business in Great Britain dubbed OnStream Solar. Onstream Solar will fund, install and maintain onsite rooftop solar PV systems and o. The new business also aims to accelerate the uptake

Published: 24 Mar 2023, 11:05 Pulse Clean Energy appointed former RWE npower CEO Paul Massara as its chief executive last year. Image: Pulse Clean Energy. Battery storage developer, Pulse Clean Energy, has acquired 90MW of battery assets in Stafford and Aberdeen, which are due to come online in 2024. “We are delighted to have completed

Image: Viridian Solar. Under new plans released by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), heat pumps and solar panel installations will be included as part of £1.8 billion plans to boost energy efficiency in buildings. The funding is being provided as part of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, Home Upgrade Grant and

Published: 21 Mar 2023, 16:47 The £12.8 million project will see two solar farms built on former landfill sites. Image: Getty. North Ayrshire Council has awarded the tender of delivery for two Council-owned solar farms to construction engineering company Ameresco. The £12.8 million project will see two solar farms built on former landfill sites: one at

Published: 20 Mar 2023, 12:13 Ørsted acquires second Irish solar farm with 160MW generation capacity. Image: Ørsted. Danish power company Ørsted has completed the acquisition of a 160MW solar farm, developed by renewable energy developer Terra Solar, in south-east Ireland. The project, which is Ørsted’s second solar farm in Ireland, will be developed in two phases

Published: 16 Mar 2023, 15:46 Future applications of the technology could include beaming electricity to Earth from space, delivering a consistent source of clean energy, said Northumbria University. Image: Shutterstock. A project from Northumbria University, aiming to accelerate the delivery of solar power from space has received a £150,000 investment from the aerospace company, Lockheed

Published: 17 Mar 2023, 12:20 Solar PV projects could be ‘derailed’ due to rising cost of capital, says Cornwall Insight. Image: Pxhere NC. Solar PV developments could be in jeopardy due to the rising cost of capital, which threatens to derail renewable energy projects in the UK, Cornwall Insight has said. With the rising costs

One of the globe’s most iconic cathedrals, York Minster, is set to install solar PV panels onto its roof following approvals by City of York Council (CoYC) and the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England. The cathedral, which is a grade I-listed building and a registered English Heritage Site, will install a total of 199 panels

AR5 will be the second CfD funding round that solar can take part in since 2015. Image Pixabay. The UK Government has announced a £205 million budget for the fifth Contracts for Difference (CfD) funding round, which is the first auction to run annually and the second in which solar can participate since 2015. A