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Solar industry remains sceptical of NESO’s grid connection reforms

February 12, 2025
Here, we explore what NESO’s proposed reforms are, how they might impact the solar energy sector and the renewable energy industry more broadly, and the feelings of the sector.
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Renewable Connections gets planning consent for 90MW Somerset BESS

February 11, 2025
Solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Renewable Connections is celebrating a major win as its latest consented energy project brings it over the 1GW mark.
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Island Green Power secures consent for 46MW solar farm

February 7, 2025
Island Green Power has announced that it has been granted permission to develop the 46MW Welby Solar Farm in Lincolnshire.
Trainees on the ReStart for Veterans course by RePower Ukraine. Image: RePower Ukraine.

How RePower Ukraine is keeping the lights on

February 5, 2025
Renewable energy generation has been maintaining power supply in Ukraine through the ongoing Russian invasion.
L-R: Chris Hewett, Ben Fawcett, Remy Gillet, and Mark Waterford and Solar Finance and Investment Europe.

‘Political will has increased’ – enabling the UK’s solar and storage ambitions

February 4, 2025
The new UK government has brought positive changes to the UK’s solar sector, but more needs to be done, industry leaders say.
The chancellor of the exchequer set out her vision for the UK’s economic growth, calling net zero the “industrial opportunity of the 21st Century”. Image: Lauren Hurley / No. 10 Downing Street via Flickr.

Government’s National Wealth Fund invests in Cornish mining

January 31, 2025
The government-backed National Wealth Fund will invest in Cornish Metals, which could mine critical minerals needed for solar panel production.
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Stansted Airport selects EDF Renewables as solar farm partner

January 9, 2025
London Stansted Airport has appointed EDF Renewables to build and operate a new 14.3MW solar PV power plant.
Due to solar PV and wind capacity distributed across large areas and multiple locations, expanding the grid would allow renewable energy projects to connect and deliver power in the needed quantities. Image: Roger Cornfoot / Wikimedia Commons.

UK prioritises grid and storage as deployment threatens global energy transition targets

January 7, 2025
Global grid infrastructure and energy storage must step up to avoid delaying 2030 targets, a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says.
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IRENA: Renewables capacity up, but pace of change too slow

January 6, 2025
A review of 2024 reports from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has shown that despite record investment and capacity growth, the world is off track to meet 2030 climate targets.
Power demand has fallen in Britain by over 20% since 2010, with improved energy efficiency and reduced output in the commercial and industrial sectors being the dominant cause of this. Image: Elexon.

Aurora: BESS successful as negative price periods increase

December 30, 2024
Analysis from energy market analytics firm Aurora has shown that negative price periods in Britain were six times more frequent in 2024 than in 2022.

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