Solar project developer Anesco has brought online a 6.9MW solar farm in Pen Y Cae in South Wales, and claimed it to be Europe’s “largest optimised solar farm” in operation.
An appeal against a decision to refuse planning permission for a 15MW ground-mounted solar farm in Sudbury, Sussex has been thrown out by the Planning Inspectorate.
ET Solar provided 6MW of PV modules to the rooftop installation of retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) distribution centre in the East Midlands of England, at Castle Donington.
The 40MW solar farm proposed for Wroughton Airfield in Swindon called in by secretary of state for communities and local government Eric Pickles has received the go-ahead – less than two weeks before this year’s ROC deadline.
Geographic information consultancy Ian Dee Consulting (IDC) is to launch an automated solar mapping tool at next month’s Sustainability Live event which claims to speed up the identification of ideal sites for solar projects.
Water utility Severn Trent is to invest £190 million in its renewable energy generation practices over the next five years, with solar set to be a principal focus.
