George Heynes

Foresight Solar Fund has announced that higher-than-expected irradiation in the UK for the six months to June led to an overperformance of 2.8%.

Joint venture Firma Vogt Solar has unveiled plans for a 150MW solar-based Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) in Cumbria.

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has confirmed that its Q2 net asset value (NAV) has decreased by £0.3 million due to a drop in forecast wholesale power prices.

SSE Renewables has confirmed that its first solar project, located in Worcestershire, has entered construction.

Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF) has selected EDF as its trading and optimisation partner for a new 80MW battery energy storage system (BESS).

To bolster the UK’s renewable generation capacity, the UK Government has today (3 August) unveiled a £22 million increase in funding for the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, which will include solar.

Development company BSR Energy has launched a challenge against the Welsh Minister after being refused planning consent for a 75MW solar farm.

Electricity Storage Network (ESN) has released an open letter to National Grid ESO highlighting concerns over the Balancing Mechanism (BM) which has seen an average skip rate of 80% for batteries between November 2022 and May 2023.

Irish solar independent power producer (IPP) Power Capital Renewable Energy (PCRE) has received €125 million (£107 million) in funding to construct 230MW of solar assets.

The UK government is currently discussing plans to reform the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process to enable faster consenting.