Provisional results for the second auction in Ireland’s Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) have been published, showing that 1,534.1MW of solar PV was successful - equivalent to 78% of total capacity.
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More than 8,500 new jobs could be created in Scotland by the end of the decade if the solar sector’s target of 6GW is reached.
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The University of York’s Institute for Safe Autonomy is set to install, inspect and maintain a solar installation entirely using robots.
HBS New Energies, a trading name of HBS NE Limited, has rebranded to UPOWA – the product business within HBS NE Limited – in a bid to provide a “one-stop-shop”.
Solar generation fell by 5.9% in 2021 compared to 2020, with renewables generation decreasing across the board as a result of less favourable weather conditions.
High power prices continue to drive up the value of solar assets in the UK, with this expected to continue at least throughout 2022.
A new fund targeted at tackling the barriers community energy groups face when getting projects off the ground has been launched by distribution network operator (DNO) Northern Powergrid.
Vodaphone and Centrica have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with MYTILINEOS S.A for the output of three solar farms in the UK.
A new solar farm which will be linked with Torbay Hospital in Devon to support its plans to become carbon neutral has been approved by Torbay Council.
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Bluefield Solar Income Fund has acquired a portfolio of 93.2MWp of UK-based solar and wind for an equity consideration of £112.4 million.
Solar Together Leicestershire has launched, with the group-buying scheme designed to help those looking to invest in solar and battery storage systems for a reduced rate.
With clocks having moved forward, a solar PV farm in Cottingham, Yorkshire is now completely powering the Castle Hill Hospital.
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The UK could have an oversupply of electricity 53% of the time, if new renewable and nuclear targets are hit by 2030.
Solar farms can help reverse Britain’s declining wildlife through animal habitat enhancements, a new report from Solar Energy UK has detailed.
Liquidity constraints and insufficient regulation remain barriers to investment in renewables in the UK, but the market is picking up.
Bluefield Solar and Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) have detailed the continued impact of the high power prices seen across Europe in a lingering trend across the sector.
Solar PV has been installed on the roof of the Scottish National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle by AES Solar as part of a programme to reduce energy use on historic properties
Global revenues of Foresight Solar Fund’s portfolio have surpassed expectations during Q1 2022 as the company records increased net asset value (NAV).
In its first steps into the market, Anesco has acquired German renewables firm Aeos Energy and launched its Anesco Germany subsidiary.
Keele University has officially opened its new Low Carbon Energy Generation park, including 12,500 solar panels as well as two wind turbines.
Construction of EDF Renewables’ first major UK solar project has begun, with Anesco having been appointed to build the site.
NextEnergy Solar has selected the first of its existing solar sites to be retrofitted to include battery energy storage.
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Aura Power has gained planning permission from Cotswold District Council and Wiltshire Council, for the development of a 49.9MW solar farm in partnership with the Bathurst Estate.
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Construction has started at Centrica’s 18MW Codford Solar Farm, near Warminster in Wiltshire.
BayWa r.e. has launched a consultation for its 160MW Oaklands Farm Solar Park, South Derbyshire.
Statkraft has gained planning permission for its 50MW Stargoose solar farm from South Cambridgeshire Planning Committee.
Centrica Business Solutions has signed a framework agreement with Push Energy to build a pipeline of solar PV projects in the UK.
Cero Generation has hired Marta Martinez Queimadelos as its new chief executive officer, with Queimadelos having joined the board in November 2021.
Following a deferral of the original kick off date, construction has now begun on NextEnergy Solar Fund’s (NESF) bifacial, subsidy-free Whitecross solar site.
The British Energy Security Strategy, unveiled today, has detailed an aim of increasing the country’s solar capacity five-fold.