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Greencells entered the British market in 2014 and globally it has installed capacity of over 3.2GW. Image: Greencells Group's Haidemühl PV plant in Germany.

Greencells Group signs EPC, O&M contracts for 68.5MWp UK solar power plant

May 16, 2025
Germany-headquartered solar services provider Greencells Group has firmed its position in the UK market via two contracts with Enray Power.
Schools in Birmingham are among those to have had solar systems installed as part of a National Grid scheme. Image: National Grid.

Government invests £630 million in public sector decarbonisation

May 15, 2025
The government has allocated over £630 million funding towards upgrades for public buildings that will help reduce energy costs.
solar panels in rows with sheep between them

BayWa.r.e nets hat-trick of solar consents

May 15, 2025
Renewable energy developer Baywa.r.e has landed planning permission for three solar developments with a combined capacity of 96.5MW.
The consented site map for the 400MW East Yorkshire Solar Farm by Boom Power. Image: Boom Power.

Government grants consent for Boom Power’s 400MW East Yorkshire solar NSIP

May 12, 2025
The government has granted consent for Boom Power’s 400MW East Yorkshire Solar Farm, a nationally significant infrastructure project (NSIP).
The development is sited near Selby in North Yorkshire. Currently, the largest operational solar plant in Yorkshire is the 55MW Skeeby projects owned and operated by Atrato Onsite Energy (pictured). Image: Atrato Onsite Energy.

Enray Power secures financing for first solar and BESS development

May 9, 2025
Enray Power, a solar PV developer-operator, has reached a financial close for its 68.5MWp solar power plant co-located with a 24MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).
Ethical Power put forward the three projects via Hive Ethical Project Developments, a joint venture with Hive Energy. Image: Ethical Power.

Ethical Power scores three solar PV planning consents

May 8, 2025
Ethical Power has been granted planning permission for three solar power plants with combined generation capacity of 63.4MW.
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DESNZ launches call for evidence for solar carports in the UK

May 8, 2025
DESNZ has launched a call for evidence to help increase the number of solar-powered carports in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Over the 30-year lifespan of the development (pictured), sheep grazing will take place around the panels. Image: Blenheim Palace/Pete Seaward.

Blenheim Estate solar plant completed, biodiversity ‘already seeing an uplift’

May 2, 2025
Blenheim Estate has become a net generator of green energy following completion of a solar power plant covering 20 acres of the estate’s land.
solar panels on the roof of a house

Local Government Association calls for mandated rooftop solar

April 30, 2025
A new report from the Local Government Association (LGA) has called for all new build homes in the UK to be fitted with solar panels.
Local authorities and community energy groups will be supported by about £12 million to build clean energy projects. Image: Ed Miliband via X.

GB Energy likely to use solar industry scheme for forced labour ban

April 29, 2025
GB Energy will work with the Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) to implement a government amendment prohibiting the use of solar modules linked with forced labour in its energy projects.

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