Downing LLP has established a new renewable energy project development business, focused on building a pipeline of solar, wind and battery storage projects in the UK.
The first solar site has been connected to the grid using Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution’s Point of Connection Mast (POC-MAST).
BayWa r.e. has continued to expand its operations and maintenance (O&M) portfolio, signing a new contract for five solar farms totalling 22.37MW on behalf of its client, Ingenious.
Thinktank Ember has ranked the UK as sixth in the world for wind and solar generation, with the technologies contributing 29% of its electricity mix in 2020.
A cross-party group of MPs have called on the government to enact a ‘Right to Local Supply’ as they debated new rules to enable clean community energy.
Solar Power Portal caught up with SolarEdge’s Christelle Barnes to discuss the key weather concerns for solar installations in the UK, and how companies can ‘weatherise’ their sites.