Following comments made by both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak that suggested they would look to hinder the rollout of solar in the UK, Balance Power’s Phil Thompson takes a look at the the motivation behind the candidates’ comments.
In the second edition of our new series, Solar Power Portal talked to Solar Media’s head of market research Finlay Colville about land-use and solar power planning permission.
AMPYR Solar Europe has confirmed it has gained planning consent from Fife Council to develop a 29.9MW solar farm and 20MW battery storage system near Dunfermline.
Clean energy company Egg has seen enquiries for solar panels rise by 830% in the past four months as the UK was rocked by successive heatwaves in comparison to last year.
Simec Atlantis Energy (SAE) has secured the necessary grid variations for “one of the largest” battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the UK, the company has said.
Low Carbon has achieved a close on a £230 million financing facility with Lloyds Bank, NatWest and AIB as it aims to develop several renewable projects including 1GW of solar PV capacity.
Viridian Solar has partnered with EO Charging to integrate the latest generation of electric vehicle (EVs) chargers and solar panels into residential homes as part of new building regulations.
