Proposed reforms to the NSIP and legal systems are very much welcomed by many in the industry. Here, we examine some recent legal and planning challenges to proposed solar NSIPs that could have been avoided by a more efficient planning system.
Renewable energy developer PS Renewables has been granted permission for a 34MW solar PV power plant in Lincolnshire, following an appeal to the planning inspectorate.
GRYD Energy, the solar technology start up that delivered the UK’s “first true” solar subscription, has raised £1 million to fund its national expansion.
Renewable energy developer Innova has been granted full planning consent for a 49.9MW solar development with significant co-located energy storage capacity near Doncaster.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has granted development consent orders (DCOs) to the Heckington Fen Solar and West Burton Solar solar PV power plants.
The head of Scotland’s solar energy trade group has criticised plans to reform the grid to enable greater uptake of rooftop solar, noting that Scotland will not benefit from the proposed reforms.
