solar

The UK Ministry of Defence has entered into a £5.4 million agreement with CorEnergy to supply the organisation with solar PV.

Scotland is set to reform its planning rules for solar energy to incentivise rooftop installations across the nation.

Don’t get disheartened or distracted by the current state of UK political discourse on solar PV. Instead, focus on the strong underlying growth trends of the industry, high public support for UK solar and continued developments in PV technology.

Banking firm AIB has signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with NTR to source energy from two solar farms set to be constructed in County Wexford, Ireland.

“I find it extraordinary that we are talking about banning solar on farmlands, but we are talking about putting oil drills on farmlands – it is an industrialised process,” said Simon Maine, managing director, corporate communications at investment firm Brookfield Asset Management.

Solar developer ReneSola Power has acquired UK-based utility-scale PV and battery storage developer Emeren as it expands its footprint in Italy and other European markets.

GRIDSERVE has completed the development of the “UK’s most technically advanced hybrid solar and battery farm” in Cirencester, the company said.

Centreco has completed the development of a 35kW solar panel system for 3D Aluminium on their premises in Oxford.

Lightrock Power has receivedplanning approval for its 33MW Whinfield Solar Farm in Durham from both Durham County Council and Darlington Borough Council.

Statkraft has unveiled its first UK-based green hydrogen project in Pembrokeshire, which will harness solar energy to generate the clean energy carrier.