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EAC calls for minimum floor price for ‘flawed’ Smart Export Guarantee

May 5, 2021
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is calling for the introduction of a floor price above zero for the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) to help support community energy.
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UK solar farm pipeline at 17GW capacity, 58 sites under review for 2021 construction

May 5, 2021
Solar Media’s head of research Finlay Colville takes a look at the UK’s solar farm pipeline, and what we can expect to come online in the next year.
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Solar and storage microgrid platform eleXsys completes £3.65m fundraise

May 4, 2021
EleXsys Energy has completed a £3.65 million fundraise to support the global expansion of its solar and storage microgrid platform.
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Foresight makes first battery acquisition with 50MW UK storage asset

May 4, 2021
Foresight Solar Fund and JLEN have each acquired a 50% equity stake in Sandridge Battery Storage Limited, which holds the development rights to the 50MW lithium-ion Sandridge Battery Storage project.
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Obton increases investment into Shannon Energy as it targets 1GW of solar in Ireland

May 4, 2021
Danish solar PV business Obton has announced it is to double its investment in Irish solar partner Shannon Energy.
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EDF Renewables breaks ground on its first Irish solar sites

May 4, 2021
EDF Renewables Ireland has began construction of three new solar farms with a total capacity of 17MW.
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Community energy joint venture between Octopus and Midcounties Co-op rebranded as Younity

April 30, 2021
A joint venture aimed at breaking down barriers preventing community energy projects from coming on-stream has been relaunched by Octopus Energy and the Midcounties Co-operative.
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Aura Power gains planning permission for 50MW North Devon solar farm

April 30, 2021
North Devon Council has unanimously approved a planning application for a 49.9MW solar farm to be developed by Aura Power.
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Cubico targets 500MW of UK solar and wind in new joint venture

April 29, 2021
Over 500MW of new UK solar PV and onshore wind is to be developed by a joint venture between Cubico Sustainable Investments and Peel NRE.
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Gresham House reveals 802MW pipeline as profits soar in ‘milestone’ year

April 28, 2021
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has unveiled an 802MW pipeline, with 275MW of this currently funded and due to start construction shortly.

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