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Lloyds Banking Group, Low Carbon sign PPA for solar energy

March 7, 2024
Lloyds Banking Group has signed a 10-year corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with independent power producer Low Carbon for UK solar.
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UK government allocates £400,000 for Lincolnshire leisure centre solar panels

March 5, 2024
The West Lindsey District Council has announced that its leisure centre has been allocated £401,500 of funding from the UK government to install hundreds of solar panels.
Hive Energy will also use the bank guarantee facility to bolster its green hydrogen pipeline. Image: Hive Energy.

Hive Energy secures £19 million bank guarantee from Santander for solar and BESS pipeline

March 5, 2024
Hive Energy has secured a new £19m bank guarantee facility from Santander, supported by UK Export Finance (UKEF), to boost solar and BESS.
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Solar PV NSIP projects Great North Road, Botley West reach development milestones

March 4, 2024
Two large-scale solar projects, Great North Road Solar Park and Botley West, have each passed individual goalposts in their journeys to beginning operations.
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UK government awards Coventry University £13 million grant for solar installation

March 4, 2024
Coventry University has announced it has been awarded £13 million of grant funding from the government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme.
An aerial shot of the site of the Cleve Hill Solar Park. Image: Quinbrook.

Cleve Hill’s battery storage application refused by Swale Council

March 1, 2024
A local planning committee for Swale Borough Council has refused the battery storage application for the 373MW Cleve Hill Solar Park.
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Jaguar Land Rover to generate over 25% of electricity from solar

March 1, 2024
Car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced plans to generate more than a quarter of its UK electricity from renewable energy projects, primarily solar.
A render of a battery storage project from Masdar Arlington Energy. Image: Masdar Arlington Energy.

Masdar Arlington, RPC progress 112MW of BESS projects in the UK

February 29, 2024
Masdar Arlington Energy and RPC progress their UK-based battery energy storage system (BESS) pipelines totalling 112MW.
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AIB to source 80% of its electricity from solar energy

February 28, 2024
The Allied Irish Banks (AIB) Group has announced it will purchase renewable energy from a purpose-built solar farm in County Wexford.
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HEIT predicts it can generate ‘attractive returns’ despite revenue woes

February 28, 2024
HEIT has predicted that it can generate “attractive returns” despite the ongoing woes in GB energy storage market revenues.

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