Iona Capital enters UK solar market with utility-scale ambitions
Iona Capital has partnered IGas to develop utility-scale UK solar PV, marking its entry into the UK solar market.
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EDP to invest £13bn in UK renewables by 2030
EDP Renewables (EDPR) is aiming to cement its position in the UK renewables market, with plans to invest £660 million over the next five years.
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Gresham teams up with Strategic Power Projects for 1GW solar and storage pipeline
Gresham House has partnered Irish developer Strategic Power Projects to develop a solar and storage pipeline with a combined capacity of over 1GW.
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Low Carbon Alliance to develop £150m solar and storage portfolio with Kajima Europe
Low Carbon Alliance Limited (LCA) and real estate investor Kajima Europe have formed a new joint venture targeting UK solar and storage.
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Bluefield’s solar, storage pipeline breaks 700MW mark in ‘challenging’ year for energy markets
Bluefield Solar Income Fund is celebrating a jump in earnings in a year that also saw an increase in debt and a drop in share price.
Quinbrook acquires UK’s largest consented solar-plus-storage site
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has acquired the 350MW Cleve Hill solar-plus-storage site in Kent, UK, with this expected to be the largest single site PV install in the UK once completed.
New market entrant Evolution Power takes aim at 3GW of UK renewables
Evolution Power – a new entrant to the UK renewables market – has partnered Finnish sustainable investment group Korkia to fund an initial 1GW pipeline.
BEIS consults on new solar PV Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project guidance
New guidance on solar PV has been proposed by the government as part of its review into the energy National Policy Statements (NPSs).
PACE given green light for third UK solar-plus-storage site this year
Pathfinder Clean Energy (PACE) has secured planning permission for a 26MWp solar-plus-storage farm, located 15 miles south-west of Norwich.
British Solar Renewables seeking full acquisition as it enters next growth phase
British Solar Renewables (BSR) is exploring acquisition opportunities after recognising it will need increased access to construction finance and growth capital.
Strengthened UK baseload power prices bolster NESF’s results
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) saw electricity generation come in 3.8% above budget in Q2 2021, boosting the company’s revenue by c.£1.1 million.
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Q&A: Renewable Connections’ John Leith on developing floating solar in London
Solar Power Portal caught up with John Leith, development director at Renewable Connections, to talk about the development process of the company's London floating solar project and how securing the Mayor's Resilience Fund has helped limit risk.
RenewableUK urges government to lift CfD cap to 15GW
RenewableUK’s new chief executive Dan McGrail is calling for the government to increase the cap for the next round of Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions by 25%.
EDP Renewables enters UK onshore market with acquisition of 118MW of solar
EDP Renewables (EDPR) has reached agreements to acquire a 544MW UK wind and solar portfolio, 118MW of which is solar currently under development.
EDF consults on 50MW East Stour solar farm as it mulls storage addition
EDF Renewables UK is moving forward with its proposed development of a 49.9MW solar farm, with a public consultation now open.
‘Extraordinary’ solar and battery storage boom underway in East of England, says UKPN
A total of 34 new solar generation sites and nine battery storage sites have secured connection contracts with UK Power Networks (UKPN) between January and May in Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Enso Energy unveils plans for Welsh solar-plus-storage site
Enso Energy is consulting on plans for a new solar-plus-storage site in the centre of the Welsh island of Anglesey.
Full Foresight portfolio gets digitalisation boost in new Sennen partnership
The Foresight Group’s full portfolio of sustainable infrastructure, including its UK solar assets, is being digitalised in a new agreement with Sennen.
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Voltalia secures ten year PPA with Axpo for 7.2MW solar farm
Voltalia has agreed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Axpo for its 7.2MW Tonge solar park located near Sittingbourne in Kent.
NESF sees solar portfolio boost despite a year ‘dominated by uncertainty’
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) is pursuing a 500MW pipeline of energy storage assets after achieving what it said were “solid” financial results.
Banks Renewables’ Leeds solar farm gets go ahead
A new solar farm set to have an installed capacity of up to 50MW has been approved by Leeds City Council.
Anesco snapped up by Ara Partners and Aksiom as it gears up for growth
Anesco has been bought by a joint venture between private equity firm Ara Partners and technical and commercial services company Aksiom Services Group.
PM installs first solar PV panel at 10MW Carland Cross site
Construction of ScottishPower’s solar farm at the Carland Cross hybrid wind, PV and energy storage site has begun, with the first of the 10,000 panels installed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Cubico targets 500MW of UK solar and wind in new joint venture
Over 500MW of new UK solar PV and onshore wind is to be developed by a joint venture between Cubico Sustainable Investments and Peel NRE.
UK solar industry backs anti-forced labour calls
Members of the UK solar industry have voiced support for plans to develop a supply-chain transparency protocol to tackle concerns over forced labour.
NextEnergy claims new record for UK’s largest solar farm as 115MWp subsidy-free portfolio completes
NextEnergy Capital has energised two subsidy-free solar farms, one of which - a 75MWp asset developed in Wales - is claimed to be the largest constructed PV plant in the UK.
RES promises UK&I ‘solar renaissance’ with new bifacial portfolio
Global renewables firm RES has unveiled a new a pipeline of solar projects in the UK and Ireland totaling over 1GW.
NextEnergy Solar Fund celebrates ‘milestone achievement’ as it reaches 150MWp subsidy-free target
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) is hailing the approval of two subsidy-free solar developments, which brings it up to its c.150MWp UK target.
NextEnergy acquires 100MWp from Lightsource BP in £64.3m deal
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has acquired 100MWp of UK solar in a c.£64.3 million deal with Lightsource BP.
NESF boosts revenues as generation soars 8.1% above budget
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has continued to report what it describes as “strong operational resilience” throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in its update for the quarter ending 31 December 2020.