Articles tagged with: Large Scale Solar

RenewableUK urges government to lift CfD cap to 15GW

27 Jul 2021, 12:35

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

22 Jul 2021, 09:13

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

13 Jul 2021, 12:07

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

29 Jun 2021, 11:47

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

24 Jun 2021, 10:36

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

21 Jun 2021, 16:21

The Foresight Group’s full portfolio of sustainable infrastructure, including its UK solar assets, is being digitalised in a new agreement with Sennen.

Voltalia secures ten year PPA with Axpo for 7.2MW solar farm

18 Jun 2021, 12:17

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’

17 Jun 2021, 12:35

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

16 Jun 2021, 09:00

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

14 Jun 2021, 10:28

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

10 Jun 2021, 10:36

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

29 Apr 2021, 12:06

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

13 Apr 2021, 10:13

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

1 Apr 2021, 10:21

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

30 Mar 2021, 10:05

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

25 Mar 2021, 12:44

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

1 Mar 2021, 10:47

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

22 Feb 2021, 10:41

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.

PACE’s first UK solar farm Three Bridges receives planning permission

17 Feb 2021, 11:56

Pathfinder Clean Energy (PACE) has been granted planning permission for its Three Bridges solar farm.

Alectris cites ‘greater gravitas on asset management’ as it unveils global control centre

3 Feb 2021, 11:41

Alectris has launched a new global control centre offering remote asset management for solar sites, citing the need for O&M to become more modular.

NextEnergy Renewables to float on London Stock Exchange with £300m IPO

1 Feb 2021, 12:08

NextEnergy Renewables has unveiled its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange through an initial public offering (IPO).

First solar sites in partnership between Green Investment Group and Enso approved

27 Jan 2021, 12:05

Planning approval has been given for the first two solar and battery sites in Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and Enso's pipeline.

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Q&A: Bluefield’s James Armstrong on the ‘next wave of growth’ for UK solar

22 Jan 2021, 16:09 • By Alice Grundy

Solar Power Portal caught up with James Armstrong, managing partner of Bluefield Partners, to discuss how the recent acquisition of a 70MWp asset reflects Bluefield's solar strategy, whether subsidy-free developments are still on the table and how the solar sector may see significant growth in 2022/23.