Large-Scale Solar

The rate of new solar panel installations in Britain has more than tripled in the last year, according to Drax’s ‘Electric Insights’ Q3 quarterly report.

Bluefield Renewable Developments has received planning permissions for a 49.9MW solar farm, co-located with a 60MW battery energy storage system.

To find out why so many large-scale solar projects are looking to call Nottinghamshire home and more details on Elements Greens’ NSIP, Solar Power Portal spoke with Mark Noone, project director for the Great North Road Solar Park.

Saturday 2 December saw 118 countries sign the ‘Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge’ to treble renewable capacity to 11TW by 2030 at COP28 in Dubai.

Oil and gas giant bp has agreed to acquire the remaining 50.03% stake in utility-scale solar and battery developer, Lightsource bp.

The new ClearViewConnect report, published by National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), will grant developers an anonymised view of generation connection pipelines for specific Grid Supply Points (GSPs).

The second consultation for the 840MW generation capacity Botley West solar farm is set to take place from 30 November 2023 to 8 February 2024.

The newly published Grid Connections Action Plan outlines an overhaul that could release 100GW of capacity from the connections queue and cut average connection times from five years to six months.

Solar Energy UK has largely welcomed this year’s Autumn Statement, stating it will provide a “shot up the arm” for solar power and renewables alike.

An expert roundtable has urged greater consideration be paid to the impact of exceptional weather conditions on solar production in the UK.