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The planned solar park of Boom Power in East Yorkshire is classified as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project. Particular emphasis was placed on landscape conservation and increasing biodiversity.
The new regulation will apply to new residential buildings and includes mandatory solar installations and tougher requirements for energy efficiency and low-carbon heating.
Anker Solix and distributor Segen have joined forces to expand energy storage offerings in the UK and Ireland. Through the partnership, installers will gain access to the full range of Anker Solix X1 Home Energy Storage (HES) systems.
UK-based green tech firm myenergi sees the appointment as a key step in expanding its presence across Europe. Pol Spronck brings extensive experience in the solar industry to the role.
Regulatory hurdles remain, but bidirectional EV charging is opening up as never before to consumers and municipal utilities. Marcus Fendt, Managing Director of The Mobility House, gives us the lowdown.
The co-located solar PV and storage site at Tiln Farm near Sheffield is now operational and will support grid resilience in the UK. It is powered by 26 of Trina Storage’s Elementa battery energy storage systems.
The marksbury solar farm in Somerset has gone live and is now powering the operations of brewery Asahi UK
Acuity Law has formed a joint venture with Purpose Law to promote sustainable energy investment and development between the UK and key international markets, including Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
The developer is making steady progress with its UK solar park plans and has now received the green light for three more projects.
2024 saw considerable growth phases as well as uncertainties around legislation and infrastructure readiness in several European markets. Wolf Dietrich, Senior Director Development, UK & Europe of Econergy, summarises the key challenges and provides an outlook on growth trends and success factors for 2025.
To mitigate land use conflicts between agriculture and photovoltaics, researchers at the University of Sheffield have been investigating the abundant potential of combining the two.
Shortlisted for UK government funding, the Selms Muir Hydrogen hub in Scotland will combine green hydrogen production with solar power to support net zero goals in the United Kingdom.
New data from New AutoMotive, a UK NGO, shows that electric vehicles (EVs) are more popular than ever in UK, with over one in four new cars sold in February being fully electric. BEV registrations soared 37.4% compared to February 2024, reaching 25.66% of the market—up from 17.97% last year.
The advantages and potential of combining solar and wind parks with battery storage at one location are considerable. The main stumbling block for a market launch is the regulatory system. However, some European countries are now leading the way.
A major step towards Net Zero for the UK after the successful comissioning of Blackhillock, Europe‘s largest transmission-grid-connected battery storage system. The main contractors are Wärtsilä and SMA.
BW ESS and Sungrow has bugun the commercial operation of its 100MW/331MWh Bramley battery energy storage system (BESS) that‘s now helping stabilise the UK grid.
In the years ahead, the UK is expected to become the second most important market for large-scale battery energy storage in Europe. Now another major project is going online in Newport/South Wales.
According to SolarPower Europe, the UK will be number two in Europe for large-scale battery storage over the next few years, increasingly in combination with solar farms. You can read more about this in our main feature next week.
The 49.9 MW project in Sandon Brook/UK, owned and overseen by Low Carbon, is the first from Trinasolar to combine modules, mounting and energy storage.
NextEnergy Capital announces that NextPower UK ESG – the largest private fund focused specifically on new-build UK solar topped its original target of £500 million by nearly 50%.
The York Minster is one of the most famous landmarks in the UK. To meet the challenges of climate change, the responsible committee, the Chapter of York Minster, has decided to install a PV system on the roof of the iconic building – in close collaboration with Solarwatt and the installation company Associated Clean Technologies (ACT).
Large battery storage systems are becoming more and more popular in Europe. Important reasons for this are the increasing demand for grid stabilization services and the shifting of peak loads. Italy and Great Britain are ahead of the game.
Axpo has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with British Solar Renewables (BSR) to buy clean energy from its 25 MW solar PV at Whaddon Farm, Wiltshire. The site is co-located with a utility-scale 16MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).
Clenergy’s mounting system has been chosen for a 1.4-megawatt solar project in the UK. This installation will help Moulton Bulb, a major agricultural company, reduce its CO2 emissions by 309 tonnes annually while supplying over 20% of the site’s energy needs.
The Energy Cells project has received top recognition at the European and UK Energy Storage Awards, winning best European project over 100 MW and placing second for best overall project of the year.
