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Construction of a new solar farm is currently underway on a landfill site in Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, with the site due to be operational by summer.

Wight Community Energy has been awarded an additional £58,547 from independent trust Power to Change, to support further community-based renewable energy projects.

Clean energy developer ILI Group has begun the initial planning phase for a new pumped storage hydro project in Scotland.

Balance Power has been given the green light to develop a 50MW/100MWh battery storage project in Upton Lane, Test Valley, Hampshire.

High power prices in the UK and Europe have pushed up the net asset value (NAV) of Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust’s (ORIT) portfolio, hitting £577.7 million or 102.26 pence per ordinary share at the end of 2021.

Solar Energy UK has called for long-term structural reforms to accelerate the growth of renewables in response to the increase in the energy price cap.

A c.15MW solar farm is to be developed for Glasgow Airport, with the intention of it being operational by summer 2023.

The University of Surrey has teamed up with SSE Energy Solutions to develop a new 5MWp on-site solar facility.

Norwegian energy giant Statkraft has submitted a planning application for a new solar farm in Yorkshire dubbed the Soay Solar Farm, as well as a Greener Grid Park.

Investment firm Triple Point Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Company has secured a £108 million pipeline of UK battery energy storage systems (BESS).