Solar Markets & Finance

In 2021, a 1.35GW solar project in Turkey (pictured) received £217 million loan support from UKEF. Image: Kalyone Enerji.

UK and Poland finance Turkish solar project

August 9, 2024
The UK’s Standard Chartered Bank will provide a €249 million loan  for Turkish renewable energy investment company Kalyon Enerji.
The project was developed, funded and built by Statkraft, which took it on from Lightsource BP. Image: Lightsource BP.

Greencoat Renewables acquires 80.5MWp solar farm

August 7, 2024
Greencoat Renewables, a renewable infrastructure fund, has completed its acquisition of a 50% stake in the 80.5MWp South Meath Solar Farm from Statkraft.
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Bristol Energy Cooperative on the rise of community energy

August 7, 2024
Solar Power Portal speaks to the co-founder of Bristol Energy Cooperative to explore the rise of community energy.
Image of solar PV modules in a field under cloudy sky

Government to publish new NSIP thresholds

July 30, 2024
The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is set to publish the results of its consultation on the thresholds for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs).
A close up of angled solar panels

EDF inks solar supply agreement with Premier Inn parent group

July 24, 2024
EDF Energy has signed a three-year supply agreement with Whitbread PLC to provide it with around 340GWh of energy from solar and wind farms.
Solar panels next to a BESS unit

Balance Power nets £5.1 million debt facility, acquires solar project

July 19, 2024
Investment manager Triple Point and developer Balance Power have landed a £5.1 million debt facility to boost UK solar and BESS developments.
Three dark green battery energy storage units under a cloudy sky

Gore Street financial results: growth despite ‘extremely turbulent period’

July 16, 2024
Energy storage fund investment manager Gore Street has released its full-year results, highlighting the way internationalisation allowed it to weather plummeting revenues in the UK.
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Industry applauds Solar Taskforce relaunch

July 16, 2024
The UK government has reactivated the Solar Taskforce as part of a series of plans to speed up the delivery of solar energy across the country.
Aerial image of scurf-dyke solar farm in Yorkshire

Statkraft signs PPA with FP Lux for one of UK’s largest solar projects

July 10, 2024
Statkraft’s latest PPA with re:cap global investors ag marks a significant step for one of the UK’s largest solar projects, Scurf Dyke Solar Farm.
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Starmer appoints Ed Miliband as energy minister for government

July 8, 2024
Ed Miliband has been elected as the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero for the Labour government.

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