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Overplanting solar farms: a legal win for flexibility in renewable energy

June 11, 2025
The High Court has interpreted national policy on “overplanting” in solar energy schemes in a recent case. As Melanie Grimshaw and Ryan Williams explain, the judgment provides much-needed clarity on overplanting solar farms below 50MW.
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Field nets £42 million loan for UK BESS build-out

May 19, 2025
British battery energy storage system (BESS) firm Field has secured new financing to continue building out its UK project pipeline.
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Approval for 50MW solar-plus-storage project in Nottinghamshire

October 5, 2023
UK developer Ridge Clean Energy has received planning approval for a 50MW solar and storage project in Nottinghamshire.

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