utility-scale solar

Solar Media’s head of market research Finlay Colville takes a look at the government departments surging forward with solar farms.

Finlay Colville explores the themes underpinning solar deployment at all levels out to 2030, including supply chain challenges, planning trends and community engagement.

Two of EDF Renewables UK’s consented 49.9MW solar PV projects are now at the site preparation and construction phase, having been added to its portfolio last year.

UK developer Anesco is expanding into Europe, announcing its first subsidiary in the Netherlands.

Solar Energy Scotland has called on the government to remove legacy planning barriers for both large and small solar developments.

Iberdrola has become one of the biggest solar players in the UK, after acquiring 17 PV projects from Elgin Energy and Lightsource BP.

Global renewable energy company, BayWa r.e. has been granted planning permission for its 49.9MW Rag Lane Solar Farm project near Bristol, UK.

In the second part of a two-part feature for Solar Power Portal, Q CELLS’ Ian Clover discusses the diversification of the solar industry into other areas of clean energy as solar PV continues to evolve and the challenges it may still face.

EDF Renewables has continued its flurry of solar activity, with the consultation for a 50MW solar farm in East Cambridgeshire getting underway.

Having installed 660MW of new solar PV in the 12 months to 31 March 2021, large-scale solar sites across the UK are now eagerly awaiting expected declines in module prices, allowing 2021 deployment to reach and exceed the GW-levels forecast earlier in the year.