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Matrix Renewables taps Tesla for Scotland BESS EPC
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Matrix Renewables has appointed Tesla to deliver engineering, procurement and construction for its 500MW/1GWh battery energy storage system in Scotland.
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Tokyo Century scores stakes in Octopus Energy Generation solar, onshore wind plants
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Japanese financial services company Tokyo Century has today announced it will co-invest in operating solar and onshore wind power plants in the UK.
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Liberty Global portfolio company egg Power acquires 49.9MW solar plant from PS Renewables
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Liberty Global’s egg Power has acquired the project rights for PS Renewables’ 49.9MW Grange solar power plant in Suffolk.
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Aura Power secures financing for 49.9MW East Devon solar plant
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The financing for the Horton Solar Farm project in East Devon, England, is Aura Power's fifth solar plant financing in the past 14 months.
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METLEN to deliver EPC work at EDF’s 400MW Longfield solar PV farm
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EDF has appointed METLEN to complete engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) work at its 400MW Longfield solar PV farm in the UK.
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Luminous Energy: market maturation has affected risk in UK solar and storage
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Guy Lavarack of the Luminous Energy Group, tells us about how the maturation of the UK solar and storage market has affected risk assessment.
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Masdar’s first UK BESS operational, plans for new sites announced
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The Emirati state-owned renewables developer Masdar has begun commercial operations at its 20MW/40MWh battery energy storage system in Stockport, UK.
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2025 sees record UK solar generation as capacity and sunshine hours increase
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In 2025, solar energy provided a record 6.3% of Great Britain’s power following a 30% rise in generation.
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Nova Innovation to build floating PV on Cheshire quarry lake
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Scottish tidal energy firm Nova Innovation will install a floating solar project on an artificial lake at an industrial sand quarry in Cheshire.
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Island Green Power receives NSIP approval for 500MW solar-plus-storage project
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The Planning Inspectorate has accepted a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) application for The Droves solar project in East Anglia.
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SSE to build 100MW Derrymeen BESS in Northern Ireland
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Developer SSE Renewables has taken a final investment decision (FID) to begin construction on a new 100MW BESS project in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
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Enviromena wins approval for 40MW solar plant at appeal
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The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) has overturned a refusal for UK-based independent power producer (IPP) Enviromena’s 40MW Fillongley Solar Farm.
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Solar thermal company Naked Energy launches proprietary system design service
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British solar thermal and solar PV developer Naked Energy has launched a dedicated system design service for integrated solar thermal systems.
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UK BESS submissions rebound in November
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Last month was the first time since June that both pre-application submissions and full planning consent submissions for BESS surpassed 1GWh.
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Feed-In Tariff scheme continues to drive UK’s small scale solar installations
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A report from Ofgem on the second quarter of FIT Year 16 reveals continued activity under the Feed-In Tariffs scheme, despite its closure in 2019.
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Vattenfall bags consent for 49.9MW solar plant in Lancashire
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Fylde Council has given unanimous approval for Vattenfall’s 49.9MW solar power plant to be constructed near Preston, Lancashire.
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BRE Group launches PV Fire Intelligence Network to tackle UK solar fires
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The BRE Group has launched a network to “analyse the fire safety of solar PV systems” to improve the safety performance of solar projects.
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Uniper to build 68.8MW solar project in Scotland, its first in the country
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German energy company Uniper has announced plans to build its first solar PV project in Scotland, a 68.8MW project north of Dundee.
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CES installs rooftop solar PV at truck dealership in Leicester
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CES has completed a 475kW solar PV system on the rooftop of a Ford & Slater DAF Trucks UK dealership in Leicester.
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British Solar Renewables submits planning application for 49.9MW solar-plus-storage project promising 184.2% biodiversity net gain
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British Solar Renewables has submitted an application to the City of Doncaster Council for a 49.9MW solar PV plant collocated with a 30MW BESS.
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