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The bill, which is also referred to as the Sunshine Bill, would generally require that an area the equivalent at least 40% of a new home’s ground floor area would be covered by a solar system. Image: Geograph via Wikimedia Commons.

Mandated rooftop solar could come without a new future homes standard

January 20, 2025
Tomorrow (17 January), the government will debate a new bill that would require all new homes to have solar PV generation installed.
The DCO application features a 27% reduction in the area that will be covered by solar panels. Image: EDF Renewables UK.

EDF Renewables UK progresses 800MW solar NSIP

January 17, 2025
The national planning inspectorate has accepted EDF Renewables UK’s application for a development consent order (DCO) for an 800MW solar plant.
The TIA process is costly, delaying or effectively blocking local power projects over 1MW in size. Image: Keith Edkins via Wikimedia Commons.

NESO removes ‘burdensome red tape’ for distribution connections

January 16, 2025
The UK’s National Energy System Operator (NESO) has issued a proposal that, if approved, would see the transmission impact assessment (TIA) threshold rise from 1MW to 5MW.
Dillon Cane, Two Blues Solar co-founder, pictured at the ForFarmers site in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Image: Two Blues Solar.

Two Blues Solar completes free solar install at ForFarmers UK site

January 15, 2025
Renewable energy provider Two Blues Solar has completed installation and powering of a 165kWp system at one of a livestock feed provider’s sites in Stoke on Trent.
A man in an Elgin-branded high vis vest stands with his back to the camera, surrounded by other construction workers

Elgin purchases 318MW solar and storage portfolio

January 14, 2025
Solar and storage developer Elgin Energy has acquired a large solar and storage portfolio from a fund managed by Foresight Group.
The indicative development area covers 2,400 acres of agricultural land northwest of Leadenham, in Lincolnshire. Image: Leoda Solar Farm.

Telis Energy UK unveils its first NSIP plans

January 13, 2025
Green energy company Telis Energy UK has revealed plans for its first large-scale solar PV development to require a development consent order (DCO).
“We believe that local communities have an important role to play in helping to inform and influence how our proposals for GNR Solar and Biodiversity Park evolve,” said Mark Noone. Image: Unsplash.

Second round of consultation opens as 800MW Great North Road solar plant moves forward

January 10, 2025
Elements Green, a UK-based renewables developer, has launched the second phase of statutory consultation for its 800MW Great North Road Solar and Biodiversity Park.
an airplane on the tarmac at an airport

Stansted Airport selects EDF Renewables as solar farm partner

January 9, 2025
London Stansted Airport has appointed EDF Renewables to build and operate a new 14.3MW solar PV power plant.
Image: Andreas Gücklhorn via Unsplash.

Breaking down the solar grid connection queue

January 8, 2025
Solar Media Market Research analyst Josh Cornes outlines the UK’s solar pipeline that is sitting in the queue to connect to the electricity grid.
two engineers in Stakraft branded high vis jackets stand by a solar panel

Statkraft submits scoping report for solar NSIP

January 8, 2025
Renewable energy developer Statkraft has announced that it has submitted a scoping report for an upcoming solar nationally significant infrastructure project (NSIP).

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