The UK government has today published its Solar Roadmap, a government-industry paper setting out practical measures to meet solar capacity targets.

The latest figures from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) show that solar capacity has risen by 8.1% year on year.

Monika Paplaczyk, chief investment officer at Thrive Renewables, who spoke to PV Tech Premium about the UK renewable energy sector this week, said UK solar delivery is increasingly complex.

Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Firstway Energy has announced it has successfully secured planning consent for a new BESS project in Derbyshire.

A UK trade body formed to represent the energy storage sector launched in Westminster on Wednesday (25 June).

Independent power producer (IPP) Low Carbon has announced it has successfully connected four new solar PV power plants to the grid.

Listed fund Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) has completed a third-party equity funding of £8.6 million to finance the augmentation of the combined 50MW Glassenbury projects.

EDF Renewables UK has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Transport for London (TfL) to power London’s Tube.

Lightweight solar solutions provider Solivus has partnered with green energy marketplace UrbanChain on a UK commercial solar offering.

A survey commissioned by battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Root-Power has revealed that both the English public and local officials are broadly in support of BESS developments in their local area.