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Josh Cornes, analyst at Solar Media Market Research, looks at what 2025 might hold for the solar industry.

Analysis from energy market analytics firm Aurora has shown that negative price periods in Britain were six times more frequent in 2024 than in 2022.

A 300MW/600MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) co-located with Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm onshore substation is expected to come online in 2026.

Director of solar energy specialists Infrabee, Henry Brown (MRISC) discusses the need for more robust physical and regulatory infrastructure.

Solar Media analyst Josh Cornes explores how the most recent Contracts for Difference auction will affect the UK solar industry.

Analysis from Modo Energy has revealed that renewable energy projects awarded contracts under the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 6 (AR6) could facilitate 1.4GW of co-located battery energy storage systems (BESS).

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 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.

Cardiff-based Nuvolt has installed solar panels at Marston’s headquarters, St Johns House to generate 87.73MWh of clean energy yearly.

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.