Published: 23 Jun 2021, 12:49 The 100MW battery is to be the largest in Europe. Image: Zenobe Battery storage firm Zenobe has announced it is to start construction on its 100MW/107MWh battery at Capenhurst, near Chester. This follows Santander UK providing new funding, taking the total it has provided Zenobe – in the form of […]

Published: 23 Jun 2021, 12:28 Image: Co-op Power. Energy buying group Co-op Power is to double its number of power purchase agreements (PPAs), as it looks to expand its offering. As part the Co-op group’s recent ten point climate plan, the membership organisation is working to achieve net zero emissions from its operations by 2040 and will

The UK should grow its solar capacity to 210GW by 2050, unlocking a low cost transition to net zero, a new report has found. Wind and solar will need increased investment to grow to generate 98% of the electricity mix, up from 27% in 2020, according to the report, published by energy provider Good Energy with

Published: 21 Jun 2021, 16:21 Foresight’s Shoals Hook Solar Farm. Image: Foresight The Foresight Group’s full portfolio of sustainable infrastructure, including its UK solar assets, is being digitalised in a new agreement with Sennen. This process began twelve months ago with the digitalisation of Foresight’s sustainable energy assets, with Sennen’s technology allowing Foresight to analyse performance

Published: 21 Jun 2021, 16:05 By: Jolywood’s Niwa Max panel, which features TOPCon technology, on display at SNEC 2021. Image: PV Tech. The June 2021 episode of the Solar Media Podcast, sponsored by Honeywell, is now available to stream, featuring a comprehensive breakdown of the latest solar technologies on display at SNEC 2021. Liam Stoker

Published: 21 Jun 2021, 12:44 Image: Community Energy Scheme. Community energy groups will now be eligible to access Ofgem’s Decarbonisation and Innovation Funds. In February, the regulator opened a consultation into its Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme in order to maximise the benefits of the payments by considering the types of projects to receive funding, the

Published: 18 Jun 2021, 12:17 The PPA comes after Voltalia signed a PPA with City of London for a 49MW solar farm last year. Voltalia has agreed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Axpo for its 7.2MW Tonge solar park located near Sittingbourne in Kent. The fixed price PPA covers the period out to 2031, with Axpo

Published: 18 Jun 2021, 10:21 Image: BayWa. r.e. BayWa r.e. has been granted Provisional Acceptance for the repowering of Gresham House’s 4.984MWp ground mounted solar park Lake Farm. This follows the company finalising another repowering deal, this one being for Kingston Farm, with Gresham House in April. Lake Farm sits across 6.88 hectares in Wiltshire, UK,

Image: Getty. The UK solar industry needs to treble in size to align with Climate Change Committee (CCC) recommendations, hitting 40GW of installed capacity by 2030. In Solar Energy UK’s new report, Lighting the Way, it outlines the policy and regulatory changes needed to drive the adoption of solar over the next eight years. According

Image: Getty. Planning, financing & policy challenges in the UK & Ireland: 20-50 MW sites & mega-solar to 500-MW-plus The morning kicked off with an in depth dive into the planning process, and in particular the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process, which 50MW+ solar projects must go through as opposed to local planning. Gareth