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The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has revealed that the South of England led the way in small-scale renewable installations for 2023, with Cornwall heading the herd.

A local planning committee for Swale Borough Council has refused the battery storage application for the 373MW Cleve Hill Solar Park.

“Battery storage is going to be an extremely important part of net zero,” says Nick Winser, the UK’s electricity networks commissioner, at Solar Media’s Energy Storage Summit EU 2024.

The Allied Irish Banks (AIB) Group has announced it will purchase renewable energy from a purpose-built solar farm in County Wexford.

According to new data sourced by CBI Economics, the UK’s net zero economy grew by 9% in 2023, with solar energy developed in deprived areas as a key contributor.

Bobby Smith, president of the representative group Energy Storage Ireland, sits down at Energy Storage Summit 2024 to discuss the past, present and future of energy storage for the country.

New data from Aurora Energy Research has estimated a sevenfold increase in large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity across Europe.

According to the YouGov poll, 79% of all MPs support making solar panels mandatory for all new-build homes from 2025 onwards.

Gareth Phillips, partner, Pinsent Masons, explores what the new suite of National Policy Statements for Energy mean for the UK solar sector.

The UK government has outlined several amendments to the contracts for difference (CfD) scheme which could impact solar from AR7.