AR6

All of the sites are in the south of England and two are co-located with BESS. Image: Low Carbon.

TotalEnergies UK solar acquisition sites revealed

June 6, 2025
Earlier this week, TotalEnergies announced it had acquired a pipeline of eight solar projects from Low Carbon with a total capacity of 350MW, along with two battery storage projects totalling 85MW.
Large-scale ground-mount installations in 2024 saw the largest growth, making up 60% of the annual capacity. Image: Sebastian Ganso, Pixabay.

UK solar deployment poised to increase 50% YoY, following rapid growth in the second half of 2024

January 21, 2025
Josh Cornes, analyst at Solar Media Market Research, looks at what 2025 might hold for the solar industry.
Projects awarded in AR4 have been progressing smoothly, with over 700MWp completed and a further 950MWp currently under construction. Image: Pexels/Kelly.

CfDs continue to rocket boost UK solar with 4.5GWp included in allocation round 6 

October 14, 2024
Solar Media analyst Josh Cornes explores how the most recent Contracts for Difference auction will affect the UK solar industry.
EDF Renewables’ Longfield Solar Energy Farm won 299MW in AR6. Image: EDF Renewables.

Solar scores record results in CfD AR6

September 3, 2024
Results released by DESNZ show that a total of 93 ground-based solar projects, with a combined capacity of 3.3GW, scored CfD support.
The strike price for solar PV will increase 30% from £47 per megawatt hour (MWh) to £61/MWh. Image: Matt Austin.

Solar could win up to £185 million in largest ever CfD budget

August 1, 2024
The government announced on 30 July that the budget for the sixth auction round (AR6) of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme will see a £500 million increase, reaching £1.5 billion.
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Spring Budget: ‘largest ever’ Contracts for Difference budget set at over £1 billion

March 7, 2024
The 2024 Spring Budget saw the chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt reveal that the budget for the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction will be set at over £1 billion.
The pre-Seed funding round was led by Octopus Ventures and Aenu VC. Image: Michael Pointner (Pixabay).

CfD solar strike price increases by 30%

November 16, 2023
The government has today (16 November) revealed that the administrative strike price for the latest Contracts for Difference round will be £61/MWh.

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