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Local authorities have given planning permission for standalone battery storage and co-located solar-storage projects from developers ESB, RES and Renewable Connections.  

Great British Energy has announced that Dan McGrail will remain chief executive of the state-owned energy firm, following his time as interim CEO.

E.ON UK has opened a consultation on revised plans for a 25MW solar PV power plant proposal.

RES has successfully secured planning permission for a 29.9MW solar PV power plant in Northern Ireland.

Back for the second day of the UK Solar Summit in London, the team is on the ground ready to present live coverage as the event plays out. Updates will be published here throughout the day.

The Solar Power Portal team is at the UK Solar Summit in London today (1 July) reporting live from the event. Our rolling coverage can be found here; check back throughout the day to stay up-to-date as the event goes on.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has completed construction and started commercial operations of the 373MW Cleve Hill Solar Park, now the largest operational in the UK.

The UK government has today published its Solar Roadmap, a government-industry paper setting out practical measures to meet solar capacity targets.

The latest figures from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) show that solar capacity has risen by 8.1% year on year.

Independent power producer (IPP) Low Carbon has announced it has successfully connected four new solar PV power plants to the grid.