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EDF Renewables UK has been given the green light to develop a 4MW solar farm to decarbonise the production of The Macallan’s single malt Scotch whisky.

Solar and battery storage company Anesco has broken ground on four solar farms totalling 110MW for Gresham House.

Jersey Electricity has confirmed it will develop a ground-mounted solar PV farm near Sorel Point, Jersey, which includes an approximate 3MWp array.

The Brynwhillach Solar Farm, which is to generate 4MW of zero-carbon electricity for Morriston Hospital in Swansea, has begun to export.

Two coal power stations in the east midlands – Cottam and West Burton – are now to be home to solar PV with a combined capacity of over 1GW.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has acquired the 350MW Cleve Hill solar-plus-storage site in Kent, UK, with this expected to be the largest single site PV install in the UK once completed.

Elgin Energy expects to accelerate the deployment of a significant portion of its utility-scale solar portfolio thanks to a new financing deal with German bank Berenberg.

Drinks company Diageo – which produces spirits and beers such as Captain Morgan, Smirnoff and Guinness – has applied for planning permission for a new on-site solar farm.

Voltalia has agreed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Axpo for its 7.2MW Tonge solar park located near Sittingbourne in Kent.

Construction of ScottishPower’s solar farm at the Carland Cross hybrid wind, PV and energy storage site has begun, with the first of the 10,000 panels installed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.