The top 10 biggest solar farms in the UK - Solar Power Portal
Aug 16, 2023 · 1) Llanwern solar farm, Newport, Wales: 49.9MW. Commissioned in 2021 by NextEnergy Capital. SPP first reported this site in 2018 as being ‘near 50MW’, with a planning application submitted by Gwent Farmers’ Community Solar Scheme, with collocated battery storage. As Solar Energy UK noted, the area is “part of the Gwent Levels; an area classified as a site of special scientific interest ...
UKPN Services acquires solar, wind and hydro portfolio from SEEIT
May 7, 2024 · UK Power Networks Services (UKPNS) has acquired UU Solar, securing a 70-asset solar, wind and hydro portfolio from SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT). UKPNS, the commercial arm of distribution network operator UK Power Networks, unveiled the deal today (7 May). The organisation secured the 68.7MW portfolio in a £90.8 million deal.
The UK’s solar landscape to 2030: factors ... - Solar Power Portal
Jul 7, 2022 · Over the next few months, our market research team will be hosting key events in the UK, explaining what the solar landscape in the UK will look like out to 2030, including factors that are driving growth forecasts and issues related to the supply of key components.
Enviromena’s 48.9MW solar farm refused by Warwickshire Council
Jul 18, 2024 · Despite being recommended for approval by its planning officer, North Warwickshire Borough Council committee members chose against the 150-acre solar farm pitched for development at a site near the M6 by Fillongley. The decision, made on 8 July, came on the day that Rachel Reeves, Labour’s Chancellor, vowed to “get Britain building again”.
PPA prices jump 30% in the UK, biggest increase in Europe
Feb 7, 2023 · The UK saw some of the biggest increases in solar power purchase agreement (PPA) prices in Europe in Q4 2022, jumping 30%. Together with Italy, this represented the biggest increase in the continent according to LevelTen Energy’s new PPA Index report. Overall, European P25 solar PPA prices increased by 11.4% in the final three months of last ...
UK BESS provides 1.5GW of power after interconnector trips
Oct 9, 2024 · UK BESS fleet jumped in to provide 1.5GW of power to grid after interconnector trips. Following a major interconnector trip, BESS kept the lights on in the UK. Image: SSE. Battery energy storage systems (BESS) from several different firms have been proving their value as they supported Britain through recent interconnector failures.
RWE signs its first UK-based solar PPA - Solar Power Portal
Apr 9, 2024 · German power company RWE has signed its first UK-based solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with the UK subsidiary of Kerry Group. As part of the agreement, RWE will supply energy from its UK solar projects Cotmoor, located in Nottinghamshire, and Copse Lodge in Northamptonshire, via two separate financial pay-as-produced PPAs, which will last ...
Project Solar under investigation over rooftop PV system integrity
May 24, 2022 · Project Solar is under investigation over the integrity of its system designs, with the residential installer stood further accused of using counterfeit mounting equipment, Solar Power Portal can reveal. The installer is currently the subject of an ongoing probe by trade bodies the MCS and NAPIT after concerns were raised about the integrity of its system designs.
DRD unveil early-stage plans for 750MW solar NSIP in Lincolnshire
Renewable energy developer Downing Renewable Developments (DRD) has unveiled plans today (15 February) to develop a 750MW solar and co-located storage project in Lincolnshire. The Meridian Solar Farm, if approved, will be located on land to the south of Spalding and be classified as a nationally significant infrastructure project (NSIP) due to ...
Unlocking and deploying £25-30 billion to propel UK solar …
Aug 8, 2022 · While there are very real challenges for some of the sites in planning today, there are more positives at play than concerns at the individual site level (or indeed any transitory rhetoric that may prevail in the current Conservative Party leadership contest). These underlying positives therefore form the basis of the growth forecast above out to 2030.