uk solar

On 1-2 July, the UK Solar Summit 2025 will bring together leading developers, investors and policymakers to explore solar’s evolving role in the UK energy mix. 

The Planning Inspectorate has accepted a planning application from independent renewable energy company RES for a 400MW solar power plant co-located with 200MW energy storage.

Ahead of Solar Media’s UK Solar Summit 2025, hear from Rosalind Smith Maxwell, director of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, and analyst Josh Cornes.

Join us on 1-2 July 2025 at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge for the Clean Power 2030 Summits – a groundbreaking event bringing together the UK Solar Summit, Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit, and Green Hydrogen Summit under one roof.

The High Court has interpreted national policy on “overplanting” in solar energy schemes in a recent case. As Melanie Grimshaw and Ryan Williams explain, the judgment provides much-needed clarity on overplanting solar farms below 50MW.

Solar PV developer Aura Power has announced that it has successfully secured financing for its third UK solar project.

Developer Renewable Connections has received planning consent for a 23.5MW solar PV plant co-located with a 19MW battery energy storage system (BESS).

Renewable energy developer SSE Renewables has announced that it has opened the first public consultation for a proposed solar and storage development.

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.

The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has warned the UK government that without urgent action, the nation is in danger of missing its targets for grid decarbonisation by 2030.