Large-Scale Solar

A legal challenge against the development of the 500MW Sunnica Energy Farm solar project has been abandoned after two councils have withdrawn from the process.

German power producer RWE has concluded its statutory consultation on its 320MW Peartree Hill solar-plus-storage project in the East Riding of Yorkshire and is now reviewing community feedback.

The UK’s Standard Chartered Bank will provide a €249 million loan  for Turkish renewable energy investment company Kalyon Enerji.

Suffolk County Council has written to the UK government, criticising the decision to approve planning permission for a 500MW solar and storage project on the border of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.

Greencoat Renewables, a renewable infrastructure fund, has completed its acquisition of a 50% stake in the 80.5MWp South Meath Solar Farm from Statkraft.

The government announced on 30 July that the budget for the sixth auction round (AR6) of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme will see a £500 million increase, reaching £1.5 billion.

Consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was opened yesterday (30 July), with changes intended to “turbo-charge” the delivery of renewable generation by giving “significant weight” to the benefits associated with renewable and low carbon energy generation.

In this exclusive blog, lawyers explain more about the Pre-application Prospectus and what the changes mean for NSIPs.

The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is set to publish the results of its consultation on the thresholds for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs).

New data from the UK government has shown that the UK now has 16.9GW of solar capacity online, as of the end of June 2024.