The UK Government has announced a £205 million budget for the fifth Contracts for Difference (CfD) funding round, which is the first auction to run annually and the second in which solar can participate since 2015.
“There has never been a better time to join the solar industry, which is going from strength to strength,” said Chris Hewett, chief executive of Solar Energy UK, with the launch of its new solar careers guide.
Research from climate charity Possible has stated in its recent polling that 58% of people intending to vote Conservative want to see more solar and onshore wind developed to tackle the energy crisis and bolster net zero targets.
Two of Connected Energy’s second life 300kW battery energy storage systems (BESS’s) will support a depot for over 200 electric fleet vehicles in Nottingham become a “full building energy ecosystem.”
Solar and battery storage company Anesco has energised a 10MW solar farm in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, to supply Dragon liquefied natural gas (LNG) with green energy.
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has seen a 20% like-for-like growth in underlying portfolio EBITDA due to a range of projects having become, or being closer to becoming, operational during 2022.
Construction engineering company Belectric Solar has signed a framework agreement with NextEnergy Solar Fund to add more than 150MWp in solar farm capacity to its operation and maintenance (O&M) footprint.
