George Heynes

On 1 April, between 12:30 and 13:00, Great Britain secured a new maximum solar generation record of 12.2GW.

The Planning Inspectorate has accepted two utility-scale solar PV plants for examination: German power company RWE’s 320MW Peartree Hill Solar Farm in the East Riding of Yorkshire and PS Renewables and Ørsted’s 740MW One Earth Solar Farm in Nottinghamshire.

Renewable energy developer Voltis has submitted a screening request for a 500MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Buckinghamshire.

Renewable energy company RES has secured council consent for a 49.9MW battery energy storage system (BESS) set to be developed in Moray, Scotland.

Utility-scale solar developer Photovolt Development Partners (PVDP) has confirmed that its 840MW Botley West solar PV development in Oxfordshire has entered the pre-examination phase.

Renewable energy developer RES has secured an asset management contract for a 70MW solar-plus-storage project near Bristol.

Solar Power Portal speaks with KT Tan about the British Standards Institution and some of the ongoing developments in the UK solar market.

The Welsh government has handed a boost to smaller-scale solar PV deployment by removing a mechanism requiring direct ministerial approval for the construction of the power plants.

Farnborough Airport in Hampshire has completed a £2 million rooftop solar PV project courtesy of solar installer Solivus.

Global renewable energy investor Cubico Sustainable Investments launched the second phase of consultations yesterday (7 November) for a 130MW solar-based nationally significant infrastructure project (NSIP) in Cheshire.