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Absolar, which specialises in commercial solar installation, designed and fitted the panels around 700 skylights on the warehouse roof. Image: Absolar.

Private wire 520kWp solar installation completed on distribution warehouse roof

February 4, 2025
Southampton-based Absolar has completed the installation of a 520kWp rooftop solar array on a Draper Tools warehouse in North Baddesly, Hampshire.
About 10% of Dunton’s total annual electricity demand (which is 55,000MWh, according to the carmaker) will be met by the solar PV array. Image: Ford.

Ford installs solar PV at manufacturing hub in Dunton

January 31, 2025
Ford Motor Company’s UK headquarters has commissioned a 5.2MWp solar PV array that it says could fuel a Ford E-Transit for 14 million miles.
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Atrato Onsite Energy to take on 20MWp Nissan solar project after new acquisition

July 18, 2022
Commercial solar developer Atrato Onsite Energy is to take on te development of a 20MWp solar project for Nissan after acquiring the company establish to bring the project forward.
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Brynwhillach Solar Farm powers Morriston Hospital for 50 hours

March 15, 2022
The 4MW Brynwhillach Solar Farm in Swansea, south Wales, has powered the Morriston Hospital for 50 hours since it started generation in November.
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PPS unveils plans for subsidy-free solar at MoD barracks

December 6, 2019
Public Power Solutions (PPS) has outlined plans to build a 1.4MWp subsidy-free solar farm in partnership with the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
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Private-wire solar farm powers Swindon recycling centre

December 10, 2018
A 2.5MW private-wire PV project in Swindon, Wiltshire, has been energised, providing power to an adjacent recycling centre.
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Lightsource BP expands private-wire solar footprint with new 6.42MW install

August 2, 2018
Lightsource BP has expanded its footprint in the private-wire solar space with the completion of a new project in Northern Ireland.
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Northumbrian Water partners Lightsource BP for 10 private wire solar farms

April 30, 2018
Northumbrian Water has turned to Lightsource BP for the development of 10 ground-mount solar farms to help power its operations.
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Foresight splashes the cash on UK’s largest solar park

February 3, 2017
Foresight Solar Fund has acquired the 72MWp Shotwick Solar Park, which remains the UK’s largest by generation capacity.
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Lightsource appoints Deloitte and Cushman & Wakefield for commercial PPA programme

September 2, 2016
Lightsource has appointed Big Four consultancy Deloitte and real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield to help support the developer’s private wire solar push.

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