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NextEnergy acquires 100MWp from Lightsource BP in £64.3m deal

March 1, 2021
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has acquired 100MWp of UK solar in a c.£64.3 million deal with Lightsource BP.
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TUC warns Green Homes Grant funding cuts are a ‘wrecking ball’ to green jobs

March 1, 2021
Of the 100,000 new jobs to result from the Green Homes Grant, only 14,500 of these have been created to date.
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Chancellor called on to continue Green Homes Grant to not ‘derail green recovery’

February 26, 2021
Further calls have come in ahead of next week’s Budget for the Chancellor to not curtail the Green Homes Grant scheme.
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Good Energy signs PPA for two solar farms on brownfield land in Flintshire

February 26, 2021
UK green supplier Good Energy has signed a new subsidy-free agreement for two solar farms in Wales.
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Government urged to adopt ‘ambitious target’ for UK solar deployment

February 25, 2021
A collection of energy and environmental organisations are urging the government to up its commitment to UK solar with the implementation of a deployment target of at least 40GW by 2030.
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VivoPower signs battery technology partnership with Tottenham Hotspur FC

February 25, 2021
VivoPower has been announced as the official battery technology partner for football club Tottenham Hotspur.
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NTR acquires 54MW of co-located solar and storage in Wexford

February 24, 2021
Investor and asset manager NTR has acquired a 54MW portfolio of co-located solar and storage projects in Co. Wexford, Ireland from RES.
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Loch Ness pumped hydro developers win consent for 50MW battery project

February 23, 2021
Planning consent has been granted for a 50MW battery energy storage project in Aberdeenshire for developer Intelligent Land Investments Group (ILI Group).
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Chancellor urged to rollover Green Homes Grants funds to underpin confidence in retrofit market

February 23, 2021
The Chancellor has been sent a further letter urging him to fully rollover unspent Green Homes Grant funding into 2021/22.
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Cambridgeshire’s ‘forward-thinking’ Stanground solar farm on landfill site gets green light

February 23, 2021
Cambridgeshire County Council’s Stanground solar farm has been given the green light.

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