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The government has allocated over £630 million funding towards upgrades for public buildings that will help reduce energy costs.

Scottish Ministers in the Energy Consents Unit have approved an application from energy storage developer Alcemi for a 300MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Two Blues Solar has executed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 120 sites owned by Marston’s PLC, while Nottingham Council’s Harvey Hadden Sports Village has completed the third phase of its rooftop PV install.

In the latest issue of the PV Tech Power journal (Volume 42, Q2 2025), Elements Green’s 800MW solar NSIP provides an example of how developers respond to the concerns of local opponents.

The government has granted consent for Boom Power’s 400MW East Yorkshire Solar Farm, a nationally significant infrastructure project (NSIP).

Changes to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme will replace the monetary budget applied to allocation rounds with a ‘capacity ambition’.

Enray Power, a solar PV developer-operator, has reached a financial close for its 68.5MWp solar power plant co-located with a 24MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).

Understanding the effects on land and biodiversity caused by land-based renewables is far from straightforward, writes Tom Kenning for PV Tech Power.

Ethical Power has been granted planning permission for three solar power plants with combined generation capacity of 63.4MW.

DESNZ has launched a call for evidence to help increase the number of solar-powered carports in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.