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rooftop solar panels and a solar carport as seen from above

Sport England funds leisure centres rooftop PV installations

May 28, 2025
Two local authority-owned leisure centres have received rooftop solar panel installations thanks to funding from Sport England.
Metlen will build the Hulam Solar Park and Sheraton Solar Park, 71MW and 53MW respectively, for Lightsource bp, both in Durham. Image: Lightsource bp.

Metlen Energy and Metals expands UK solar PV portfolio

May 27, 2025
Metlen Energy and Metals (formerly Mytilineos) has signed six EPC contracts covering a combined 313.4MW of solar and BESS.
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EU PVSEC 2025 opens registration, relaunches PV academy

May 23, 2025
The 42nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) is gaining momentum, with the full conference programme now available online.
Between 2010 and 2015, when UK solar was at its peak, the average time for a project to get approval was around 29 weeks. Image: Baywa.re.

UK solar applications spike ahead of CP30 but planning process remains slow

May 21, 2025
Solar Media Market Research analyst Josh Cornes tracks the time solar PV developments spend in the planning system, as delays and refusals slow the rate of buildout.
The consented site map for the 400MW East Yorkshire Solar Farm by Boom Power. Image: Boom Power.

Government grants consent for Boom Power’s 400MW East Yorkshire solar NSIP

May 12, 2025
The government has granted consent for Boom Power’s 400MW East Yorkshire Solar Farm, a nationally significant infrastructure project (NSIP).
The development is sited near Selby in North Yorkshire. Currently, the largest operational solar plant in Yorkshire is the 55MW Skeeby projects owned and operated by Atrato Onsite Energy (pictured). Image: Atrato Onsite Energy.

Enray Power secures financing for first solar and BESS development

May 9, 2025
Enray Power, a solar PV developer-operator, has reached a financial close for its 68.5MWp solar power plant co-located with a 24MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).
The conversation around solar farms often lacks reliable data, leading to conflicting narratives. Image: Lightrock Power.

Do solar farms boost biodiversity?

May 9, 2025
Understanding the effects on land and biodiversity caused by land-based renewables is far from straightforward, writes Tom Kenning for PV Tech Power.
Ethical Power put forward the three projects via Hive Ethical Project Developments, a joint venture with Hive Energy. Image: Ethical Power.

Ethical Power scores three solar PV planning consents

May 8, 2025
Ethical Power has been granted planning permission for three solar power plants with combined generation capacity of 63.4MW.
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DESNZ launches call for evidence for solar carports in the UK

May 8, 2025
DESNZ has launched a call for evidence to help increase the number of solar-powered carports in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Over the 30-year lifespan of the development (pictured), sheep grazing will take place around the panels. Image: Blenheim Palace/Pete Seaward.

Blenheim Estate solar plant completed, biodiversity ‘already seeing an uplift’

May 2, 2025
Blenheim Estate has become a net generator of green energy following completion of a solar power plant covering 20 acres of the estate’s land.

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