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Solar’s involvement in the National Policy Statement for Energy

January 18, 2024
Gareth Phillips, partner, Pinsent Masons, explores what the new suite of National Policy Statements for Energy mean for the UK solar sector.
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Consultations open for EDF’s 47MW solar farm in Cornwall

January 18, 2024
EDF Renewables UK have opened a public consultation on proposals to develop the 47.5MW Trelion Solar Farm in Cornwall.
Elements Green launch first consultation phase for 1GW solar and battery storage park. Image: Elements Green.

1GW solar NSIP launches first consultation phase

January 17, 2024
UK-based renewables developer Elements Green has announced the launch of the Great North Road solar and energy storage park’s public consultation stage.
SSE Renewables acquires further 400MW solar portfolio in Poland. Image: SSE Renewables.

SSE Renewables expands Polish solar pipeline

January 15, 2024
UK-based renewable energy developer SSE Renewables has today (15 January) revealed it has acquired a 400MW solar portfolio in Poland.
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50MW solar farm approved on former coal mining site in Durham

January 12, 2024
Durham County Council has granted planning permission for a new 49.9MW solar farm to be built on a former coal mining site in Durham.
2023 is set to see more solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity installed than in the past six years put together. Image: Gower Power.

2023 in review: June sees solar account for almost 10% of GB electricity mix

January 8, 2024
Using National Grid ESO’s monthly electricity statistics Solar Power Portal looks back on how solar contributed to Britain’s electricity mix throughout 2023.
Innova's operational Carn Nicholas solar PV plant in Wales, UK. Image: Innova.

2023 sees cleanest UK electricity mix in 66 years

January 5, 2024
New research from Carbon Brief has revealed that fossil-fuel generated electricity in the UK fell by 22% in 2023 to its lowest level since 1957.
EDF Renewables' Cadenham solar site. Image: EDF Renewables.

EDF Renewables receives planning consent for 50MW Suffolk solar farm

January 2, 2024
EDF Renewables UK has been given the green light to construct a 49.9MW solar farm on Tye Lane in Suffolk.
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Solar Power Portal blogs of 2023

December 27, 2023
This article serves as a roundup of all the blogs featured on Solar Power Portal throughout 2023 including large-scale solar and more.
A solar array consisting of over 7,000 solar panels is currently being constructed. Image: Centrica Business Solutions

Solar Power Portal’s top news stories of 2023

December 26, 2023
As the year draws to a close, Solar Power Portal takes a look back at some of the most significant decarbonisation stories of 2023. 

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