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Botley West Solar Farm completed its second consultation phase on 8 February 2024. Image: Low Carbon

840MW Botley West Solar Farm concludes second consultation

February 9, 2024
The second consultation phase has been completed for the Botley West Solar Farm in the west of Oxfordshire.
Conrad Energy has secured planning permission for a 15.23MW solar farm in collaboration with Leonardo Helicopters. Image: Harmony Energy

Conrad Energy gets planning approval for 15MW Somerset solar farm

February 9, 2024
Independent power producer Conrad Energy has secured planning permission for a 15.23MW solar farm in collaboration with Leonardo Helicopters.
Foresight Solar expects to bring its 50MW Sandridge BESS project online in 2024. Image: Foresight.

Foresight Solar’s UK portfolio operates ‘stronger-than-expected’ across 2023

February 8, 2024
Foresight Solar has seen its unaudited NAV fall to £697.9 million in Q4 2023, despite UK portfolio operating “stronger-than-expected”.
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New connections, old delays: The grid delay ‘farce’

February 8, 2024
Solar Energy UK has warned that grid delays are “descending into a farce” as renewable projects with accelerated connections remain unable to supply electricity for years.
The MCS has confirmed that Wales reached a record number to solar panel installations in 2023. Image: BBC

Wales reaches record number of solar panel installations in 2023

February 8, 2024
The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has confirmed that Welsh homes and businesses installed a record number of solar panels and heat pumps in 2023.
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Innova secures planning consent for 61.5MW of solar

February 7, 2024
Innova has secured planning consent for three solar projects, amounting to 61.5MW, across East Suffolk, Essex and Scotland.
An aerial shot of a BESS and solar farm with trees surrounding it.

Lightsource BP energises its first UK-based BESS

February 7, 2024
Solar and battery developer Lightsource bp has energised its first UK-based BESS – the first of its global multi-gigawatt pipeline.
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NHS Scotland to charge EVs with solar for first time

February 7, 2024
Raigmore Hospital in Inverness has installed a solar electric vehicle (EV) charging hub said to be the “first of its kind to be operational in Scotland.”
An image of a Trina Solar BESS. Image: Trina Solar.

Trina Storage to provide 0.5P Elementa cabinets for Low Carbon 190MWh BESS deal

February 6, 2024
Trina Storage, the energy storage unit of Trina Solar, is set to deliver 190MWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) to Low Carbon.
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Further delays push 30MW Enviromena BESS connection date to 2036

February 6, 2024
Fresh delays from Northern Powergrid have pushed back the connection date of Enviromena’s 30MW BESS in Northumberland to 2036.

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