Lightsource BP Locks In 15-Year Solar PPA In UK
British Brick Maker To Source 50 GWh Solar Power Annually To Ensure Energy Price Stability
British solar developer Lightsource bp has secured a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for 50 GWh annually with local building products manufacturer Forterra for the latter’s new brick factory providing its price stability and security.
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‘1st’ German Module Maker To Get Cradle To Cradle Certification & More From Canadian Solar, Enerparc, Ørsted, Qcells, PNE
Solarwatt gets Cradle to Cradle certification for glass-glass modules; Canadian Solar sells UK projects; Enerparc to refinance 315 MW solar; Ørsted acquires Germany’s Ostwind; Qcells acquires stake in Lynqtech & PNE in Spain’s Kolya.
UK Grant Competition For Space-to-Earth R&D
UK Government To Fund Space Based Solar Power Projects R&D To Deliver Clean Energy To Earth
The UK government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is offering £3 million ($3.6 million) to support projects and technologies that are needed for Space Based Solar Power (SBSP) that can be beamed directly to the e.
UK Installed 556 MW Solar During H1/2022
Cumulative Installed Solar PV Capacity Of UK Now Exceeds 15 GW As The Country Heads Toward GW-Level Additions in 2022
The UK solar market installed 556 MW of new PV capacity during H1/2022, led by residential installations and spurred by European energy crisis, taking the country’s total installed solar to now over 15 GW, according to local trade association Solar Energy UK.
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Iberdrola’s Maiden Italian Solar Plant Coming Online & More From Solarfields, BayWa, Elektroprivreda, Eiffage
Iberdrola’s 1st solar plant in Italy completes construction; Solarfield & Innova launch Italian solar JV; BayWa wins over 330 MW wind and solar in UK auctions; Elektroprivreda wins 30-year concession for 50 MW PV; Eiffage Energia breaks ground for 40 MW Portugal plant.
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6.1 MW Dutch Floating Solar Project Online & More From Solar Steel, Italy, Boom Power
RWE has energized 6.1 MW DC floating solar plant in the Netherlands; Solar Steel supplies trackers for 50 MW Spanish plant; Italian court rules in favor of agrivoltaics; Boom Power unveils 400 MW solar farm in Yorkshire.
UK’s CfD Round 4 Secures ‘Almost’ 11 GW RE
BEIS Picks 2.2 GW Solar, 7 GW Offshore Wind & 900 MW Onshore Wind Under CfD Round 4
The UK government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has concluded the country’s largest Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction round 4, securing ‘almost’ 11 GW renewable energy capacity, which comprises 2.2 GW solar PV technology.
Transport For London’s RE PPA Tender
London’s Tube Network Issues Call For Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreement
The Mayor of the city of London in the UK, Sadiq Khan has announced the city’s Tube network run by Transport for London (TFL) is soliciting bids to sign a renewables power purchase agreement (PPA) as the latter aims to power all of its operations with 100% renewable energy by 2030.
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Belectric Retrains Lens On UK Solar EPC Market & More From Peridot, Ireland, Ellomay, BayWa
Belectric plans to return to UK EPC space; FitzWalter Capital partners with Peridot Solar; Ireland finalizes RESS 2 auction; Ellomay brings online 28 MW solar in Spain; BayWa secures 214 MW module order in Germany & commissions 7.5 MW project.
EOI To Research Biodiversity Of Solar Farms
EDF Seeking Academic Partners To Conduct Ecological Research For Solar Farms In UK
EDF Renewables in collaboration with environmental consultant Nature Positive is looking for interested academic partners to conduct ecological research into environmental benefits of solar farms in the country.
Octopus Energy Joins Morocco-UK Power Project
Xlinks Ropes In UK’s Octopus Energy For 3.6 GW Wind & Solar Power From Morocco
British renewable energy group Octopus Energy has confirmed its participation in the 10.5 GW Morocco-UK Power Project of Xlinks that aims to deliver wind and solar power from 3.6 GW capacity installed in Morocco to Great Britain via subsea cables.
Centrica Plans 900 MW Solar & Storage By 2026
UK’s Centrica Joins Hands With Push Solar To Deliver Large Scale Solar & Storage Assets
Centrica Business Solutions, an electricity and gas supplier from the UK, has entered a framework agreement with renewable energy developer Push Energy to deliver 900 MW of solar and battery energy storage capacity by 2026 in the UK.
New CFO For UK’s Eco Energy World
James Hunter Signed On By Eco Energy World As Chief Financial Officer
UK based utility scale solar energy projects developer Eco Energy World (EEW) has got itself a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). James Hunter’s appointment follows that of Panagiotis Sarris as the company’s COO in February 2022.
50 MW Solar For UK Green Hydrogen Project
EDF Renewables UK & Hynamics To Use Solar & Wind Power For UK Electrolyzer Plant
EDF Renewables UK and Hynamics, another EDF Group subsidiary in the space of green hydrogen, have announced plans to construct a new 49.9 MW solar farm energy generated from which, together with an operational wind farm, will power an electrolyzer pl.
Close to 100 GW/Yr Rooftop Additions By 2025
Rystad Energy Says Annual Global Rooftop Solar Deployment To Nearly Double Within 4 Years
By 2025, global solar PV rooftop installations will nearly double to 94.7 GW, up from 59 GW at 2021-end, which already represents 30% of the global installed solar PV capacity, according to analysts at Norwegian energy research company Rystad Energy.
Solar Film Manufacturing Fab Opens In UK
Power Roll Launches World’s ‘1st’ Low-Cost, Lightweight, Flexible Solar Film Pilot Production Fab
UK headquartered thin-film solar technology company Power Roll Limited has opened its pilot manufacturing facility on a former colliery site in UK’s County Durham, calling it the world’s 1st such facility to produce low-cost, lightweight and flexible solar film.
UK Installed 730 MW New Solar In 2021
Cumulative Installed Solar Capacity Of UK Now 14.6 GW With 730 MW Added In 2021
The British solar power association, Solar Energy UK says in 2021, the country added 730 MW of new capacity, representing an annual increase of 36% from 538 MW deployed in 2020. This takes the UK’s cumulative installed capacity to 14.6 GW.
ScottishPower Acquires 800 MW Solar In UK
Iberdrola’s UK Subsidiary To Take Over 17 Solar Projects From Elgin Energy & Lightsource BP
Spanish energy group Iberdrola’s wholly-owned subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables (UK) Limited has taken over more than 800 MW combined solar power capacity in the UK under 2 separate agreements signed with Elgin Energy and Lightsource bp.
Econergy Plans GW-Level UK Solar & Storage Pipeline
Israeli Renewables Company Targets 900 MW Solar PV & 800 MW Storage Projects In UK By 2025
Econergy Renewable Energy from Israel aims to commission a project pipeline of 900 MW solar PV capacity along with more than 800 MW/1,600 MWh of energy storage in the UK by 2025, as part of the company’s strategy for the European market.
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