Published: 7 Sep 2021, 09:00 Construction of the Attleborough solar-plus-storage site is earmarked for 2022. Image: PACE Pathfinder Clean Energy (PACE) has secured planning permission for a 26MWp solar-plus-storage farm, located 15 miles south-west of Norwich. The ground-mounted Attleborough solar-plus-storage site is earmarked for construction in 2022, although this is subject to financing. This is […]

Published: 7 Sep 2021, 10:19 The government committed to completing a review of the existing energy NPSs to ensure they reflect current energy policy in the energy white paper. New guidance on solar PV has been proposed by the government as part of its review into the energy National Policy Statements (NPSs). Designed to provide

Published: 7 Sep 2021, 12:46 Construction follows the completion of the 34MW/68MWh Contego battery energy storage facility (pictured). Image: Harmony Energy Work has started at a battery storage site lauded as the largest of its kind under construction in the UK by developers Harmony Energy and Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV). The 99MW/198MWh Clay Tye site –

Published: 3 Sep 2021, 11:48 The 163MW site would be one of the largest in the UK, following on from the 350MW Cleve Hill Solar Farm which received development consent in 2020. Image: Andreas Gücklhorn (Unsplash). BayWa r.e. is planning the development of a 163MW solar project in South Derbyshire. The renewables developer is also looking

Published: 2 Sep 2021, 10:30 Solarwatt CEO Detlef Neuhaus and UK managing director Pol Spronck. Image: Solarwatt. Glass-glass solar module leader Solarwatt has established a new UK subsidiary to reinforce its presence in the market. As part of this, it is establishing a UK office and warehouse in Surrey, as well as making some key

Published: 1 Sep 2021, 11:05 The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has announced the issue of new ordinary shares to repay amounts drawn under it Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) and meet near-term funding requirements. Its board is proposing a non-pre-emptive issue at a price of 124p. This issue price represents a 3.6% discount to the mid-market

Published: 1 Sep 2021, 15:38 EDF’s 49MW West Burton B battery is one of the largest in Europe, according to the company. Image: EDF. EDF’s 49MW West Burton B battery storage asset has been sold alongside its combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power station, to institutional investor EIG. The sale was originally announced in April,

Published: 27 Aug 2021, 14:20 The development is Perth & Kinross Council’s largest since it restarted its housing scheme. Image: Eugene Birchall / Perth: View of the River Tay from Perth Bridge A £9.2 million development in Perth, Scotland has seen solar PV rolled out across 70 new homes. This is the largest development of

Published: 26 Aug 2021, 10:40 The energy upgrade includes the installation of solar PV, heat pumps and low energy lights. Image: Centrica Centrica Business Solutions is to install 300 solar panels for Hereford County Hospital. It comes as part of a wider £4.7 million energy upgrade, with funding coming as part of a national decarbonisation

Published: 26 Aug 2021, 11:49 eEnergy has won its first contract to provide 321kWp of solar together with LED lighting in a single contract. The company – which describes itself as an energy effiency-as-a-service business in the UK and Ireland – has signed the contract with British Gaskets, a UK-based international manufacturer and supplier of