Mallard Pass becomes the latest NSIP project to enter the pre-examination stage. Image: Andreas Gücklhorn (Unsplash). The 350MW Mallard Pass Solar Farm has now moved into the public consultation stage via pre-examinations after the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) accepted the project’s Development Consent Order (DCO). The Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) is being developed by Canadian […]

Published: 6 Jan 2023, 10:29 MCS certification gives customers assurances the PV modules are of a high quality. Image: Piqsels (NC). YuanTech Solar, a newly established solar PV manufacturer based in China, has confirmed it has received Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) certification granting greater access to the UK market. Issued by the UK Microgeneration Product

Published: 6 Jan 2023, 06:53 Crimson Energy Storage, a 1,400MWh BESS asset brought online in California by Canadian Solar’s developer subsidiary Recurrent Energy, was the largest battery storage project publicly announced that came online in 2023. Image: Recurrent Energy/Canadian Solar. Vertically integrated PV company Canadian Solar will supply 550MWh of battery storage equipment for developer

University of Warwick to explore perovskite solar cells via £2.2 million grant. Image: Dominik Kubicki (Warwick University). The University of Warwick is set to explore the use of a new type of solar cell material via a £2.2 million grant provided by the European Research Council (ERC). The five-year study will delve into the atomic-level

Published: 3 Jan 2023, 14:16 The Big Solar Co-op has said that the £840,000 investment will enable the first solar panels in its West Midlands portfolio to be installed. Image: Pixabay. Following the end of the first share offer on 10 December 2022, the Big Solar Co-op, a Shrewsbury-based not-for-profit organisation, has announced that over

There are now 12 NSIP solar projects – those over 50MW – submitted to the Planning Inspectorate. Image: Andreas Gücklhorn (Unsplash). RWE has unveiled plans for an up to 600MW solar development on land in south Yorkshire and north Lincolnshire. The Tween Bridge Solar Farm will include battery energy storage on site, and will be

Published: 16 Dec 2022, 14:53 Geo Green Power previously installed solar PV systems across three Inchcape sites in Oxford, Portsmouth and Norwich. Image: GEO Green Power. Renewable energy company, Geo Green Power, has signed a multimillion-pound contract with franchise dealership specialist, Inchcape, to install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on the roofs of a large portion

The Inline Solar roof-integrated solar panels alongside UPOWA’s 5kWh Home Battery is set to provide 100% green energy for the domestic electric heating systems. Image UPOWA. Sustainable technology solutions provider, UPOWA, has been selected to install a 479kWp roof-integrated solar solution alongside 5kWh UPOWA Home Batteries for 233 homes at the mixed-tenure development, Wild Walk,

Published: 20 Dec 2022, 10:35 Midsummer won the Solar and Storage Live distributor of the year award. Image: Midsummer. Solar wholesale Midsummer is trading at a level that is three times its sales volumes from a year ago, as demand for solar continues to be strong.   Amid the high power prices in Britain, the

Published: 21 Dec 2022, 14:03 The 1MW rooftop solar project is part of Community Energy Kickstart’s goal to help “unleash the significant potential” of the 400+ British community energy groups. Image: Younity. The Community Energy Kickstart initiate, a joint venture between Younity, Octopus Energy and Midcountries Co-operative, has awarded its first advance to Bristol Energy