Large-Scale Solar

Island Green Power has opened the second round of community consultation for the East Pye Solar project, a proposed 500MW solar PV power plant with a co-located battery energy storage system (BESS).

Just two weeks until the UK Solar Summit 2025, here are some of the latest policy updates shaping UK solar.

On 1-2 July, the UK Solar Summit 2025 will bring together leading developers, investors and policymakers to explore solar’s evolving role in the UK energy mix. 

The Planning Inspectorate has accepted a planning application from independent renewable energy company RES for a 400MW solar power plant co-located with 200MW energy storage.

Ahead of Solar Media’s UK Solar Summit 2025, hear from Rosalind Smith Maxwell, director of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, and analyst Josh Cornes.

Join us on 1-2 July 2025 at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge for the Clean Power 2030 Summits – a groundbreaking event bringing together the UK Solar Summit, Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit, and Green Hydrogen Summit under one roof.

Solar PV developer Aura Power has announced that it has successfully secured financing for its third UK solar project.

Developer Renewable Connections has received planning consent for a 23.5MW solar PV plant co-located with a 19MW battery energy storage system (BESS).

Renewable energy developer SSE Renewables has announced that it has opened the first public consultation for a proposed solar and storage development.

Earlier this week, TotalEnergies announced it had acquired a pipeline of eight solar projects from Low Carbon with a total capacity of 350MW, along with two battery storage projects totalling 85MW.