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The UK government has presented a new roadmap to accelerate solar deployment and position the country as a “clean energy superpower”. Tessa Laws, co-Head of Acuity Law with Purpose, shares her perspective on the plan.
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.
Barnsdale Solar Energy Park in Yorkshire will pair utility-scale solar generation with targeted measures to support local habitats and improve biodiversity across the 50-hectare site.
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.
SolarPower Europe expects the UK to become Europe’s second-largest market for large-scale battery storage, with growth driven by co-location with solar farms. Read more in our weekly focus, 28–31 July.
The agreement enables stable marketing of 462 MW of solar power, providing long-term revenue certainty for British Solar Renewables and boosting investor confidence in the volatile UK energy market.
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.
After launching their joint venture in the UK and Ireland earlier this year, Anker Solix and Segen Solar now plan to extend their collaboration to other European markets.
The new regulation will apply to new residential buildings and includes mandatory solar installations and tougher requirements for energy efficiency and low-carbon heating.
Confidence in solar savings is growing across the UK, but a surge in poor installations and weak aftercare could threaten long-term progress, according to a new survey.
The potential of combining solar, wind and storage at one site is clear. Regulation remains the main barrier, but some European countries are now showing how it’s done.
The German energy company has connected its first UK solar project at Langford in Devon – a 35 MW plant with co-located storage and more sites to come.
UK technology consultancy Leading Resolutions advises that sustainability and net-zero goals will be futile if roadblocks in data science and outdated technology infrastructures are not addressed.
Construction has begun on a 48 MW solar park in England – the fourth major UK project for Goldbeck Solar since re-entering the market with Octopus Energy Generation in 2022.
The renewables developer and distributor received planning approval for the 138 MW project – the company’s fourth solar park in the country – after completing the UK’s Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process.
Boom Power’s planned 400 MW solar farm been given the go-ahead as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project. The approval process placed particular emphasis on landscape preservation and biodiversity.
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.
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.
