Published: 14 Mar 2022, 13:33 Tees Green Hydrogen will use power from both an existing wind farm and a new solar farm. Image: EDF. EDF Renewables is looking to develop a 49.9MW solar farm to power a new green hydrogen production facility in Teesside. Working together with Hynamics, a subsidiary of the EDF Group specialising […]

Published: 14 Mar 2022, 10:17 The solar is to support Edinburgh Airport’s goal of achieving net zero by 2040. Image: AMPYR Solar Europe AMPYR Solar Europe (ASE) has signed a deal with Edinburgh Airport to develop a 9MW solar farm linked with battery storage and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The ground-mounted solar PV system

The impact of solar PV developments on biodiversity and food security were spoken of during the debate. Image: Getty MPs have this week spoken out about the development of large-scale solar PV, citing concerns over food security, biodiversity and supply chains. Speaking in a debate on large-scale solar farms in the House of Commons on

Published: 11 Mar 2022, 11:54 Gore Street now has a total portfolio of 708MW of storage assets, still predominantly in the UK where its assets include Lower Road BESS (pictured). Image: Gore Street. Gore Street has acquired a portfolio of eight energy storage assets in Texas, as it continues to target international expansion. It follows

Since it was set up in 2008, NextEnergy Group has developed over 100 utility-scale solar projects. Image: NextEnergy Capital. NextEnergy Group has launched a new company dubbed Starlight, targeting the development of 5GW of renewable energy assets globally in the next three years. The company will initially target early-stage solar PV projects in key geographies

The company’s UK assets accounted for 76% of electricity generated by the total portfolio in 2021. Image: Foresight. High power prices helped bolster Foresight Solar Fund’s financial results for 2021, the company confirmed yesterday (9 March). Following the release of its preliminary results in February, the solar fund confirmed that due to strong UK power

Published: 9 Mar 2022, 15:44 Seven bin wagons are to be fitted with solar panels. Image: Oldham Council. Oldham Council has partnered TRAILAR to trial fitting solar panels onto vehicles so as to charge the batteries while the vehicles are working. Over the next year, the council is to fit solar panels on 14 of its

The panel was made up of: Conall Bolger, CEO of Irish Solar Association; Paul Carson managing director of Strategic Power Projects; Kate Tuohy vice president energy at MUFG and Jim Arigho director at Allied Irish Banks. Image: Solar Power Portal. Despite a surge in activity, grid connections remain a key barrier to the development of

Solar Finance and Investment Europe is being held from 8-9 March 2022 in the Park Plaza hotel in Victoria, London. Image: Solar Power Portal. The scale of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project’s (NSIP) can help to counterbalance many of the challenges solar project developments face currently, including those around grid connection. Speaking at Solar Finance and

The solar farm is to power Lancaster University’s Bailrigg campus. Image: Lancaster University A 16.5MW solar farm to be built on land owned by Lancaster University as part of the university’s goals of becoming net zero for utility-based energy emissions by 2030 has been granted planning permission. The university submitted the planning application for the