renewables

Gareth Simkins, senior communications adviser for Solar Energy UK, reflects on the past year’s progress in the solar sector.

We round up the NSIP projects already on the planning inspectorate’s radar that are set to progress in 2025.

During the third quarter of 2024, renewables accounted for 50.5% of electricity generation in Great Britain.

British Solar Renewables (BSR) has announced that it has been granted planning permission for a new solar PV power plant in Braintree, Essex.

Energy Optimisation Solutions (EOS), a developer backed by Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, has submitted plans for a 100MW battery energy storage system (BESS) to be built at the Teesworks development on Teesside.

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.

Trade association Solar Energy UK says it expects solar generation to “considerably exceed” the target set in the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan.