A controversial solar farm planned on land owned by South Dorset MP Richard Drax looks set for approval despite the opposition of more than 650 local residents.
The surge of large-scale solar installs caused by the removal of renewable obligation support for solar sites over 5MW was felt most keenly in the East of England, according to figures obtained by Solar Intelligence.
From Aberystwyth to Aberdeen, from Norfolk to Northumberland, from Truro to Trimdon Station: are large-scale solar farms in the UK poised for northerly expansion in 2015?
Swindon Borough Council has looked to fast-track the development of more than 20 solar sites as part of efforts to boost the rollout of renewables and energy efficiency technologies in the area.
Greg Barker has questioned the aesthetics of “bright blue [solar] panels with aluminium standing proud on a tile roof” that have been prevalent in the UK domestic market.
The renewable energy division of property developer Banks Group has announced it is to move into the solar energy market with its first 5MW solar farm.
Ministry of Defence (MoD) takes advantage of renewable obligation policy just before Whitehall scrapped it with UK’s largest solar farm development – and it could be expanded.
Fruit farm Place UK has sought to trim its “significantly” increasing energy bills by installing a 200kWp ground-mount solar array at its 900-acre farm.
Nominations for 2015’s Solar Power Portal Awards are currently open. Returning for its third year, the Solar Power Portal Awards will take place on 13 October, the first evening of the sixth Solar Energy UK exhibition in Birmingham.
