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50MW Norfolk solar farm to bring 176% biodiversity gain

March 8, 2024
Downing Renewable Developments has received planning consent for a 49.9MW solar farm in Norfolk, set to bring a biodiversity net gain of 176%.
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Sunnica Energy Farm solar NSIP decision delayed until April

March 8, 2024
The UK government has delayed a decision on the 500MW solar-plus-storage Sunnica Energy Farm until 11 April 2024.
The company will first develop battery storage projects before transitioning to include large-scale solar. Image: Getty.

NatPower UK to invest £10 billion in UK BESS and solar market

March 7, 2024
NatPower UK is set to invest £10 billion in the UK battery energy storage sector to bring online over 60GWh of capacity by 2040.
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Lloyds Banking Group, Low Carbon sign PPA for solar energy

March 7, 2024
Lloyds Banking Group has signed a 10-year corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with independent power producer Low Carbon for UK solar.
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50MW solar farm to bring a biodiversity net gain of 62% to Leicestershire

March 5, 2024
The planning application for 50MW Oakley Solar Farm – set to boost biodiversity net gain by 62% – has received unanimous approval from Charnwood Borough Council
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UK government allocates £400,000 for Lincolnshire leisure centre solar panels

March 5, 2024
The West Lindsey District Council has announced that its leisure centre has been allocated £401,500 of funding from the UK government to install hundreds of solar panels.
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Salisbury solar car park to use ‘European-first’ carbon-friendly materials

March 4, 2024
A solar car park (SCP) at Five Rivers Health & Wellbeing Centre in Salisbury, constructed using carbon-friendly material, is due to be opened by Wiltshire Council.
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Solar PV NSIP projects Great North Road, Botley West reach development milestones

March 4, 2024
Two large-scale solar projects, Great North Road Solar Park and Botley West, have each passed individual goalposts in their journeys to beginning operations.
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UK government awards Coventry University £13 million grant for solar installation

March 4, 2024
Coventry University has announced it has been awarded £13 million of grant funding from the government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme.
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Jaguar Land Rover to generate over 25% of electricity from solar

March 1, 2024
Car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced plans to generate more than a quarter of its UK electricity from renewable energy projects, primarily solar.

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