Wiltshire Council has refused planning permission for a 12MW solar farm to be constructed by Sun Edison one mile away from a controversial solar array.
George Eustice, minister of state at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has claimed that solar farms are ‘trashing the countryside’, in comments reportedly made at the Devon County Show.
The UK “cannot afford” lose access to the European energy market as a result of an exit from the European Union, National Grid CEO Steve Holliday has said.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s target of establishing 100GW of solar capacity in the country by 2020 seems ambitious, but UK-based developers could be ideally placed to help the country on its way.
Solar giant Conergy has selected a UK solar farm as the first of its projects to receive Sungrow inverters after the two firms signed a strategic partnership.
Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon has called for Scotland to be kept in the loop with regards to decisions on UK energy policy, requesting a “process of consultation and agreement”.
British Solar Renewables has claimed to have installed the UK’s first private 132kV solar grid connection at the 49.9MWp Owls Hatch Solar Farm in Kent.
John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) is looking to raise £45 million through a share placing as it seeks to pursue a “strong pipeline of opportunities” in the renewable energy sector.
Rochford District Council will tomorrow decide whether to allow London Southend Airport to develop a solar array to help meet its climbing electricity demands.
