Large-Scale Solar

Renewable energy developer Low Carbon has submitted a planning application for its Beacon Fen Energy Park to the UK government.

Ofgem has said that grid connection reform could unlock 65GW of prospective utility-scale solar PV developments.

A study by Lancaster University shows 90GW of solar capacity would need just 0.39% of the land not already hosting a solar farm in the UK.

EDF’s first utility-scale solar PV power plant in the UK began generating electricity last year, triggering a £20,000 per annum community benefit fund.

Solar energy developer Aukera Energy has secured a £135 million senior debt facility from two international banks to finance the growth of its UK solar portfolio.

On 1 April, between 12:30 and 13:00, Great Britain secured a new maximum solar generation record of 12.2GW.

Green Nation has released updated plans for its Whitestone Solar Farm showing a reduction of the area that will be covered by solar PV panels.

The Planning Inspectorate has accepted two utility-scale solar PV plants for examination: German power company RWE’s 320MW Peartree Hill Solar Farm in the East Riding of Yorkshire and PS Renewables and Ørsted’s 740MW One Earth Solar Farm in Nottinghamshire.

New research commissioned by Solar Energy UK has shown that 77% of the UK public supports solar development in their local area.

British Solar Renewables (BSR) has announced that it has acquired the Little Crow solar and storage project from INRG.