Solar Markets & Finance

Listed fund Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) has completed a third-party equity funding of £8.6 million to finance the augmentation of the combined 50MW Glassenbury projects.

EDF Renewables UK has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Transport for London (TfL) to power London’s Tube.

The UK and Ireland were the two countries to sign the highest number of renewable energy  power purchase agreements (PPAs) in May, according to Swiss consultancy Pexapark.

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has agreed to conditionally acquire a 32.6MW solar site in Ireland for approximately €27 million (£23.13 million).

Solar Power Portal discusses solar PV’s role in the UK’s Clean Power 2030 ambitions with one of the key figures in delivering CFDs and the Capacity Market.

Watch the webinar, Making large scale solar worth it: Delivering the UK’s first solar NSIP, with Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners’ Rosalind Maxwell Smith and Josh Cornes of Solar Media Market Research, hosted by Solar Power Portal.

Just two weeks until the UK Solar Summit 2025, here are some of the latest policy updates shaping UK solar.

The UK government has confirmed that the Warm Homes Plan will be backed by £13.2 billion funding, enabling households to save money on bills.

On 1-2 July, the UK Solar Summit 2025 will bring together leading developers, investors and policymakers to explore solar’s evolving role in the UK energy mix. 

Ahead of Solar Media’s UK Solar Summit 2025, hear from Rosalind Smith Maxwell, director of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, and analyst Josh Cornes.