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ABP submits planning permission for UK’s largest floating solar project

March 10, 2025
Associated British Ports (ABP) has submitted a planning application for what will be the UK’s largest floating solar project.
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Solar Energy UK: Solar energy is ‘saving’ agriculture

March 10, 2025
A new report from Solar Energy UK has shown that British farmers are successfully diversifying their land use by installing solar PV.
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Natural Power supports NTR to acquire 326MW solar and BESS portfolio

March 7, 2025
Renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has supported NTR to successfully acquire 326MW of solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity in Ireland.
The results of the T-1 Auction by fuel type. Image: NESO.

NESO publishes T-1 Capacity Market results

March 6, 2025
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has released its provisional auction results for the one-year ahead capacity auction (T-1).
Smithy Mushrooms director John Dorian called ADE’s model “an absolute game changer”. Image: AMPYR Distributed Energy.

AMPYR Distributed Energy completes 224kW rooftop array

March 4, 2025
AMPYR Distributed Energy (ADE) has completed installation of a 224kW rooftop solar array at exotic mushrooms producer Smithy Mushrooms’ Lancashire HQ.
A building with a sloping, curved roof covered in solar panels

The Bannatyne Group and Shawton Energy partner to deliver rooftop solar

March 3, 2025
Health and wellness club operator the Bannatyne Group has installed solar panels on the rooftops of a number of its health clubs, hotels and spas, thanks to a partnership with Shawton Energy.
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Research shows solar can meet UK electricity demand four-fold without loss of farmland

February 28, 2025
A new research study from the University of Sheffield has revealed that combining solar panels with farming practices can enable the UK to meet its solar energy targets without sacrificing farmland.
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ORE Catapult research centre installs solar PV array

February 27, 2025
Two Northumberland-based solar energy firms have joined forces to install a bespoke solar PV system on the roof of the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult Technology Development Centre in Blyth.
a commercial site viewed from above

Siemens Mobility energises 1MW, 1,700 panel rooftop solar installation

February 27, 2025
International technology firm Siemens Mobility has energised a new solar array on the rooftop of its Goole Rail Village.
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IG Renewables lands consent for 28MWp Essex solar project

February 26, 2025
IG Renewables has announced that it has achieved its first planning success for an upcoming solar development in Essex.

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