Large-Scale Solar

British Solar Renewables has claimed to have installed the UK’s first private 132kV solar grid connection at the 49.9MWp Owls Hatch Solar Farm in Kent.

Rochford District Council will tomorrow decide whether to allow London Southend Airport to develop a solar array to help meet its climbing electricity demands.

The UK’s 14 Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) are projecting 6.6GW of new solar PV capacity will be connected to their networks out to 2023, according to documents obtained by the Solar Trade Association (STA).

British company, GR2L has claimed to have developed a world first argon recycle system which can offer significant cost savings to solar ingot producers.

Tier one module supplier Hanwha Q Cells connected two new solar plants with a total capacity of 45MW prior to April’s 1.4ROC deadline.

Renewable energy developer Belltown Power is to shift its focus away from solar and onto wind projects following the completion of four utility-scale solar arrays.

A fire that struck the 7.3MW Hope Solar Park near Gwithian, Cornwall, yesterday evening needed to be tackled by three fire crews.

Shoreham Port has retained its Eco-Port status for a third year, helped in part by its growing solar installations.

Japanese technology giant Panasonic has bolstered its position in the UK energy market by launching its virtual solar service to UK consumers.

The generation of renewable electricity in the UK has increased by a fifth spurred on by dramatic increases in solar PV capacity, according to figures published in the Renewable Energy Association’s annual REview.