Large-Scale Solar

Trade association Solar Energy UK has welcomed the UK government’s decision to change the remit of energy regulator Ofgem to include a ‘principle objective’ to meet net zero targets.

A new report released by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has dubbed the English planning system “not fit for purpose” for net zero technologies such as solar and onshore wind.

Banks Renewables – part of Banks Group – has submitted a proposal to add 40MW of battery storage capacity to its consented 50MW solar farm in Leeds.

A consultation is being launched by Peel Cubico Renewables (PCR) for a 150MW solar farm in Cheshire.

Renewables County Lane has received the greenlight from planners to develop a 16MW solar farm near the village of Albrighton, Shropshire.

In a report published today (1 June), the International Energy Agency (IEA) revealed that global renewable electricity capacity additions are set to rise by 107GW (the largest ever increase) to 440GW in 2023 with solar photovoltaics (PV) accounting for two-thirds of this growth.

A new report by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has shown that a net zero transition – including the uptake of solar photovoltaics (PV) – could create in upwards of 725,000 net jobs.

The UK solar sector has received a major boost with the UK Government announcing the first meeting of the new Solar Taskforce.

The launch of today’s Solar Taskforce, jointly chaired by Solar Energy UK and Graham Stuart MP, Minister of State for Energy Security and Net-Zero, marks a step change in UK government engagement with the solar industry.

When people in the industry discuss large-scale solar projects in the UK several names come to mind, but perhaps the most influential of all is Cleve Hill Solar Park.