Guest Blog

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.

In this blog, James Thornton, wholesale market services senior analyst at EDF UK, delves into battery energy storage system optimisation.

In this blog, Tom Abbottm PPA director at EDF Group, writes about the potential of corporate power purchase agreements.

Grant McCormick and Chris Smith of PSC – Power Systems Consultants, discuss how a breakthrough in transmission-connected solar project marks a new stage for UK renewables development.

Gareth Phillips, partner, Pinsent Masons, explores what the new suite of National Policy Statements for Energy mean for the UK solar sector.

In this guest blog Tom Shakhli, head of project success at the community fundraising platform, Spacehive, discusses trends within community-funded renewable projects.

In October 2023, the Scottish government announced that its upcoming Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan will commit to a deployment ambition of at least 4GW but up to 6GW of solar power by 2030.

In this article, Jamie Storry, business development manager at Enel X, explains the benefits and challenges of taking this innovative approach.

Nick Bradford from Atlantic Green UK, discusses what the government’s decarbonisation delays mean for the UK BESS development.

Vish Sharma, head of power purchase agreements at npower Business Solutions discusses emerging business opportunities for independent solar generators.