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“We believe that local communities have an important role to play in helping to inform and influence how our proposals for GNR Solar and Biodiversity Park evolve,” said Mark Noone. Image: Unsplash.

Second round of consultation opens as 800MW Great North Road solar plant moves forward

January 10, 2025
Elements Green, a UK-based renewables developer, has launched the second phase of statutory consultation for its 800MW Great North Road Solar and Biodiversity Park.
E-STORAGE, part of Canadian Solar’s majority-owned subsidiary CSI Solar, signed contracts covering both BESS projects, which are scheduled to begin construction in 2027. Image: Canadian Solar.

CIP progresses 1GW/2GWh Scottish BESS portfolio

January 9, 2025
Renewable fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has progressed two battery energy storage system (BESS) developments in Scotland that will have a combined capacity of 1GW.
Image: Andreas Gücklhorn via Unsplash.

Breaking down the solar grid connection queue

January 8, 2025
Solar Media Market Research analyst Josh Cornes outlines the UK’s solar pipeline that is sitting in the queue to connect to the electricity grid.
Due to solar PV and wind capacity distributed across large areas and multiple locations, expanding the grid would allow renewable energy projects to connect and deliver power in the needed quantities. Image: Roger Cornfoot / Wikimedia Commons.

UK prioritises grid and storage as deployment threatens global energy transition targets

January 7, 2025
Global grid infrastructure and energy storage must step up to avoid delaying 2030 targets, a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says.
One of Gresham House's projects. Image: GRID.

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund revenues up as balancing mechanism improves

January 6, 2025
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) expects full year operational portfolio revenues of about £42 million, as December saw better dispatch rates of batteries in the balancing mechanism (BM).
The site is predicted to have a biodiversity net gain of 98.40% in habitats units, 189.90% in hedgerow units and 10.19% in watercourse units. Image: RES.

RES submits planning for 49.9MW Beane Solar Farm

January 3, 2025
Renewables developer RES has submitted its planning application for a 49.9MW solar PV development co-located with energy storage.
Gareth Simkins, senior communications adviser for Solar Energy UK, reflects on the past year's progress in the solar sector. Image: Octopus Energy.

Was 2024 the best year for solar yet? 

January 2, 2025
Gareth Simkins, senior communications adviser for Solar Energy UK, reflects on the past year’s progress in the solar sector.
We round up the NSIP projects already on the planning inspectorate’s radar that are set to progress in 2025.

Ones to watch: NSIP movements in 2025

December 31, 2024
We round up the NSIP projects already on the planning inspectorate’s radar that are set to progress in 2025.
This marks the fourth consecutive quarter that renewables comprised over half of UK generation. Image: Vattenfall.

Renewables accounted for 50.5% of GB electricity generation in Q3 2024

December 27, 2024
During the third quarter of 2024, renewables accounted for 50.5% of electricity generation in Great Britain.
The flock will be managed by local farmers Phil Weaver (pictured, centre) and Pete Wilson and double as vegetation management. Image: Elements Green.

Agrivoltaics deal to bring 9,000 sheep to 1GW solar park

December 23, 2024
The Great North Road Solar and Biodiversity Park, being developed by UK-based Elements Green, will be the “largest UK solar farm to embrace grazing”.

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