NextEnergy and Eelpower sign £100m JV to develop 250MW of storage
NextEnergy Solar Fund has signed a £100 million Joint Venture Partnership (JVP) with battery storage specialist Eelpower.
Highest power prices since Foresight’s inception drive strong H1 results
Rebounding power prices have driven Foresight Solar Fund’s results in the first half of 2021, with its net asset value jumping to £596.4 million.
Midsummer relaunches solar design software Easy PV
Renewables distributor Midsummer has relaunched its solar design software Easy PV.
ZSL Whipsnade unveils plans for lion-shaped solar farm
ZSL Whipsnade has unveiled plans for a lion shaped solar farm, in an effort to reduce the UK’s largest zoo’s carbon footprint.
BEIS sets out CfD pot budgets ahead of December auction
A total of £265 million has been set aside for the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has today (13 September) revealed.
__245_153_80_s_c1.jpg)
New market entrant Evolution Power takes aim at 3GW of UK renewables
Evolution Power – a new entrant to the UK renewables market – has partnered Finnish sustainable investment group Korkia to fund an initial 1GW pipeline.
Sponsored Q CELLS: Talkin‘ bout a solar evolution – diversification and challenges
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.
Segen bought by City Electrical Factors’ parent company
Residential and commercial rooftop solar PV system distributor Segen is to be acquired by Labora Holdings Limited, the parent company of electrical products and services supplier City Electrical Factors (CEF).
Anesco secures approval for 50MW battery site set to perform multiple grid-balancing roles
Anesco's new 50MW battery storage site has been given the green light by Brentwood Borough Council, with the project to be another example of how batteries are benefiting the grid and offering returns for investors, the company has said.
Government slammed over lack of engagement with installers on ‘over-ambitious’ Green Homes Grant
The government didn’t sufficiently understand the challenges facing installers as part of the Green Homes Grant, having failed to learn from its own previous energy schemes.
Construction kicks off at 99MW/198MWh UK battery storage site
Work has started at a battery storage site lauded as the largest of its kind under construction in the UK by developers Harmony Energy and Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV).
BEIS consults on new solar PV Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project guidance
New guidance on solar PV has been proposed by the government as part of its review into the energy National Policy Statements (NPSs).
PACE given green light for third UK solar-plus-storage site this year
Pathfinder Clean Energy (PACE) has secured planning permission for a 26MWp solar-plus-storage farm, located 15 miles south-west of Norwich.
_245_153_80_s_c1.jpg)
BayWa r.e. eyes 163MW mega solar project
BayWa r.e. is planning the development of a 163MW solar project in South Derbyshire.
Solarwatt launches UK subsidiary as it eyes expansion
Glass-glass solar module leader Solarwatt has established a new UK subsidiary to reinforce its presence in the market.
Sponsored Q CELLS: Talkin‘ bout a solar evolution
Adaptable, affordable, and easily available, solar PV is altering the renewable energy landscape of the UK one panel at a time – and solar is still capable of doing so much more to galvanise the fight against climate change, writes Q CELLS’ Ian Clover.