planning

Scotland is set to reform its planning rules for solar energy to incentivise rooftop installations across the nation.

Balance Power is set to develop a 50MW battery energy storage project in Wolverhampton West following a successful planning appeal.

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

A battery energy storage system (BESS) being developed by Aura Power at Drax in Yorkshire has been granted planning permission.

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

The increasing capacity of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the UK is leading to the development of new types of contractual arrangements, while financing is “developing at a rapid pace”, according to Jonathan Cohen, head of energy at law firm Howard Kennedy.

After a transformational 2021 for UK solar, Solar Media’s head of market research Finlay Colville reveals that the UK’s solar pipeline now stands at a staggering 37GW, and explores the reasons behind such meteoric growth.

New guidance on solar PV has been proposed by the government as part of its review into the energy National Policy Statements (NPSs).

A new solar farm set to have an installed capacity of up to 50MW has been approved by Leeds City Council.

​The government is set to remove a significant barrier to utility-scale storage sites, proposing changes to planning regulations to allow projects over 50MW to proceed without government approval.