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Renewable Power Capital (RPC) has signed a new partnership with Greenfield to develop at least 500MW of battery storage in the UK.

An independent review commissioned by CPRE has found that installing solar panels on existing rooftops and other land such as car parks would provide at least 40-50GW of clean energy in England by 2035.

The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has revealed that April 2023 saw Wales secure the highest uptake of small-scale renewable installations – including solar photovoltaics (PV) – for homes and businesses in the UK.

The UK solar sector has received a major boost with the UK Government announcing the first meeting of the new Solar Taskforce.

The launch of today’s Solar Taskforce, jointly chaired by Solar Energy UK and Graham Stuart MP, Minister of State for Energy Security and Net-Zero, marks a step change in UK government engagement with the solar industry.

To help develop its pipeline of battery storage projects across the UK, Pulse Clean Energy has secured a three-year £175 million (US$215 million) credit facility.

Solar cell developer Oxford PV has set a ‘new world record’ for the efficiency of a commercial-sized solar cell, it said.

UK renewable developer Clearstone Energy has announced the sale of two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Southern England to Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners.

When people in the industry discuss large-scale solar projects in the UK several names come to mind, but perhaps the most influential of all is Cleve Hill Solar Park.

A national survey of wildlife on solar farms has found that they can be havens for wildlife when specifically managed for conservation.