The budget also includes new prescribed plan and machinery exemptions for onsite renewable energy generation and storage to be introduced in April 2023. Image: Adrien Olichon (Pexels). Solar Energy Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government’s inclusion of solar energy systems in the non-domestic rates regime, announced in the Scottish Budget 2023-24 last week (15 December). […]

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The cost of solar power is decreasing at pace costing a low of £54 per MWh, whilst gas prices are likely to remain high for at least two more years. Image: Pixabay. With the payback time of rooftop solar panels now just six years, households could benefit from 19 years of “essentially free” electricity during

The four sites will sit within BSIF’s portfolio, which currently stands at 107 solar farms in the UK. Image: Bluefield. Bluefield Renewable Developments has gained planning consent for four projects with a capacity of nearly 200MW. The projects include two 49.9MW sites near Blyth and Bedlington, Northumberland on former coalfields, which will represent the first

Published: 16 Dec 2022, 11:08 The increasing level of public support for renewables coincides with continued concerns around climate change; 83% of people in the UK are worried about climate change, whilst the number of people “very concerned” has risen by 6% to 45%. Image: Kelly (Pexels). The latest polling from the Public Attitudes Tracker

Published: 15 Dec 2022, 11:19 Plans for the Montreathmont solar farm also include a community benefit fund of up to £84,000. Image: Pixabay. Planning permission submitted by solar and battery developer Renewable Connections, for a 42MW solar and battery storage project in Montreathmont, Scotland, has received unanimous approval from Angus Council’s Development and Standards. The

Econergy described the EPC agreement as a “significant milestone” for its UK storage pipeline, which amounts to almost 2.5GWh according to the company. Image: Econergy. Econergy Renewable Energy has secured its first engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement for its 50MW/102MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) for a UK project at Swangate, in Yorkshire, Northern

Published: 12 Dec 2022, 11:55 London Southend Airport utilises both rooftop solar and a solar farm t produce on-site renewable energy. Image: London Southend Airport. London Southend Airport has confirmed that 25% of the total energy consumed across its site between 2021 and 2022, came from on-site solar, including a 9,500-panel solar farm. Solar has