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MPs have this week spoken out about the development of large-scale solar PV, citing concerns over food security, biodiversity and supply chains.

The scale of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project’s (NSIP) can help to counterbalance many of the challenges solar project developments face currently, including those around grid connection, said speakers at Solar Media’s Solar Finance and Investment Europe conference.

Low Carbon has opened a consultation into its 500MW Gate Burton solar and energy storage park in Lincolnshire.

Evolution Power has unveiled plans for a 165MW solar and storage project near Ashford in Kent.

A new joint venture between Windel Energy and Canadian Solar dubbed Mallard Pass Solar Farm Limited has announced a 350MW project.

Low Carbon has confirmed plans to develop a 500MW solar and energy storage park in Lincolnshire, with the initial consultation anticipated to take place in early 2022.

Two coal power stations in the east midlands – Cottam and West Burton – are now to be home to solar PV with a combined capacity of over 1GW.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has acquired the 350MW Cleve Hill solar-plus-storage site in Kent, UK, with this expected to be the largest single site PV install in the UK once completed.

New guidance on solar PV has been proposed by the government as part of its review into the energy National Policy Statements (NPSs).

BayWa r.e. is planning the development of a 163MW solar project in South Derbyshire.