DIF Capital Acquires UK’s Largest Co-Located Solar & Battery Projects
Independent Infrastructure Fund Manager DIF Capital Partners Acquires 90% Of EGHL’s Greenfield Portfolio
Independent infrastructure fund manager, DIF Capital Partners, announced that it has signed an acquisition deal with Cero Generation and Enso Energy for the largest UK co-location portfolio of solar and battery storage.
UK’s £265 Million Funding For CFD Round 4
UK’s BEIS Announces £265 million Support For Its Biggest Renewable Energy Auction Round 4 Of Contracts For Difference Regime; Solar PV Pitted Against Onshore Wind & Hydropower For 5 GW Under Pot 1
The UK’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has come out with guidelines for allocation round 4 (AR4) of its contracts for difference (CfD) scheme, calling it the ‘biggest-ever’ round of its flagship renewable energy scheme.
Malaysia’s TNB Launches Europe Focused RE Company
Malaysian Utility TNB Expanding Renewable Energy Presence In UK & Europe With Launch Of Asset Management Company Vantage RE Ltd
With the Government of Malaysia as its majority stakeholder, power utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has established a new renewable energy platform with its geographic focus on the UK and Europe, calling it Vantage RE Ltd.
Policy Reforms Can Help UK Achieve 40 GW Solar By 2030
Solar Energy UK Recommends Several Policy Reforms To Help UK Set & Achieve ‘At Least’ 40 GW Solar Energy Capacity Target By 2030
Under various scenarios modelled by Solar Energy UK in its latest report shows the country can grow from 28.6 GW solar power capacity by 2030 under its BAU scenario, to 40 GW under a net zero scenario.
96 MW Solar PV Capacity Exchanges Hands In UK
Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Completes Acquisition Of 96 MW Solar PV Portfolio In Mainland Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Downing Renewables and Infrastructure Trust (DORE), part of UK based investment fund Downing LLP, has taken over a 96 MW portfolio of solar PV assets, completing acquisition of a portfolio that’s located in mainland Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Statkraft To Develop 125.5 MW Solar In UK
Statkraft Expanding Into UK Solar Market With 125.5 MW Solar PV Capacity & Battery Energy Storage To Be Developed As 3 New Farms
Norwegian energy company Statkraft is deepening its presence in the UK solar space with the announcement of 3 new solar power farms here. These will be accompanied by battery energy storage systems (BESS).
2020 ‘Greenest Year On Record’ For Britain
National Grid UK Confirms 2020 As ‘Greenest Year On Record’ For Britain With 68 Days Of Coal-Free Electricity Generation Thanks To ‘Record Breaking’ Wind & Solar Power Generation; Solar Power Contributed 34% To Energy Mix
The year 2020 did not bring in much good news for obvious reasons but there was some silver lining for Britain as the year officially turned out to be its greenest year on record when the country ended up enjoying 68 days of coal free power generation.
Online UK RE Procurement Platform Clinches 1st Deal
UK Investment Fund Downing LLP Secures Power Purchase Agreements For 2 Solar Farms Through Online Renewable Energy Procurement Platform Zeigo
UK based online procurement platform for renewable energy Zeigo has clinched its 1st deal, executing a power purchase agreement (PPA) for UK investment fund Downing LLP for 2 of the latter’s solar farms in Devon.
12 GW Renewables Capacity For UK’s CfD Round 4 Auction
UK To Award 12 GW Renewable Energy Capacity Under Allocation Round 4 Auction To Be Launched In Late 2021 As Part Of CfD Regime, Says BEIS
The UK is finally allowing solar PV to participate in the CfD auction round 4 wherein the government plans to allocate 12 GW renewable energy capacity in all. Pictured is the Thames River Bridge in London, UK.
UK Water Utility Gets 11.65 MW Solar Farm
Anglian Water Gets HBS New Energies To Commission 11.65 MW Solar Farm For Its Water Treatment Facility In UK Under GIG Structured PPA
Under its contract with Anglian Water to set up 30 MW solar power facility, HBS has energized 11.65 MW PV capacity at Grafham Water Treatment Works, making it the utility’s biggest solar array.
50 MW Solar & Storage Project Approved In UK
JBM Solar To Go Ahead With Subsidy Free 50 MW Corner Copse Solar & Storage Farm In UK After Pegasus Group Wins It Planning Approval
With the planning approval granted for the 50 MW solar and storage project in Swindon, UK, JBM Solar Projects counts the total capacity it has secured planning approval for 450 MW in the UK and Ireland to date.
UK Approves 50 MW Lightsource BP PV Project
Lightsource BP Secures Planning Approval For 50 MW Bifacial Solar Project In UK To Be Offered For Corporate PPA Contract On Completion
Lightsource BP will fund and operate the 50 MW Hulam Solar Farm to be developed by the company in the UK after it secured planning approval.
STA Calls For 40 GW Solar Target For UK By 2030
UK Solar Trade Association Wants Government To Commit To 40 GW Cumulative Solar Capacity Target To Be Achieved By 2030
With 13.5 GW cumulative solar power capacity till the end of April 2020 in the UK, the country's solar industry lobby group STA believes its high time to exploit the country's solar’s potential, recommending a target of 40 GW by 2030.
UK Expected To Add 220 MW Solar In 2020
Quarantine Measures Due To COVID-19 To Further Slowdown UK Solar Market, Says GlobalData; Expects 2020 PV Additions To Reach Around 220 MW
In 2019, UK’s new solar PV capacity deployment was 233.4 MW, as per government data. Now, GlobalData expects 2020 additions to slow down further to around 220 MW, as against previously projected 290 MW.
40 MW Solar & Storage Plant In UK Secures Approval
Voltalia UK Gets Green Signal From Dorset Council For 40 MW Subsidy-Free Solar PV & Battery Storage Project Through Pegasus Group
The Dorset Council in the UK has given its planning consent for a subsidy-free 40 MW solar power plant along with battery storage capacity to be set up near Blandford Forum by local presence of French renewable energy company Voltalia.
Britain Goes Without Coal For Over 10 Days
National Grid Electricity System Operator Hopeful Of #Coalfreefortnight For Britain As It Goes Without Coal For Over 10 Days; Solar Strong In Energy Mix Yet Gas Contributes Bulk Of Energy Mix
The British National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) tweeted on May 26, 2019 that the region had crossed 194 hours without coal power supply to the grid with the hashtag #nocoalweek.
UK Labour Party Promises 1.75mn Rooftop Solar Panels
UK Labour Party Head Jeremy Corbyn Announces 1.75 Million Rooftop Solar Homes With Focus On Low-Income Households; Says Policy Part Of Green Industrial Revolution
The UK's Labour Party, led by Jeremy Corbyn, has pledged support for rooftop solar power, promising to deploy panels for 1.75 million homes in the country.
UK Installed 268 MW PV In 2018
United Kingdom’s BEIS Data Says Country Added 268.39 MW New Solar PV Capacity In 2018; Cumulative Number Exceeds 13 GW
The UK's FIT scheme is about to end in March 2019. To make the most of it, BEIS believes the pace of solar PV installations in the country went up in December 2018 to 3,720.
British Majority Wants More Solar
Online Survey Of Adult British People By ClientEarth Shows Preference For Solar Panels & Energy Storage; Respondents Believe Government Not Doing Enough To Tackle Climate Change
Solar and offshore wind are the preferred sources of clean energy that most of the UK respondents to the ClientEarth survey feel the country should have in its energy mix.
London Expands Solar Scheme
Buoyed By 4,000 Registrations During Phase 1, London Mayor Sadiq Khan Launches Second Phase Of ‘Solar Together London’ Scheme
Solar Together London is part of the Solar Action Plan launched by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to increase the UK capital’s solar power to 2 GW by 2050.
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