Lightsource BP pre-funds Spanish solar farms, targetting SMEs with a grouped PPA
British-based international solar developer Lightsource BP is launching Europe’s first raft of multi-buyer power purchasing agreements (PPAs) serving small and medium sized firms.
Half-owned since...
Co-op primes 15 year divi from Yorkshire solar farm
Britain’s biggest co-operative society the Co-op has signed a 15 year power purchase deal to draw all the output from a Yorkshire solar farm.
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Holyrood bets £9m on Morocco power line, primes 900 Hunterston jobs
Scotland’s part was confirmed today in high private sector ambitions to pump low carbon Moroccan wind- and solar-derived electricity to Britain under thousands of...
Europe’s solar chiefs grasp issue of slave labour among China’s Uyghurs
The EU’s solar panel makers and importers have launched their first ever code of ethical conduct, positioning the industry towards cutting out PV panels...
Sheep may safely graze on Enviromena farm at Bryngolwg, Rhigos in… which country?
Clean power services firm Enviromena have energised their first solar farm in Wales, on Bryngolwg Farm in Rhigos, Aberdare.
Sparking up of the 30-acre plot...
Renewables firms turn up heat in Ohio and in Lithuania
Two UK-based innovators in the renewable energy space are stretching their wings, both westwards and eastwards.
Oxford-headquartered Velocys, convertors of end-of-life plastics into sustainable aviation...
Amazon primes 39 new renewables projects in Europe this year, delivers 1GW
More solar PV atop its UK distribution centres and data warehouses is among 1GW of new renewable generating capacity added by Amazon so far...
Three year payback on PV system serving Yorkshire hospice
A 73 kWp solar photovoltaic system installed on a Pontefract hospice is set to save £20,000 a year on energy bills, paying for itself...
Crikey & Thunder! Pom solar boffins go Dutch on Outback jalopy jaunt
Solar electricity innovators Oxford PV are deploying their patented perovskite-on-silicon tandem cells for the first time as an automotive power source, motivating the Top...
Innova plugs 25MW into green-lit Warwickshire solar site
Solar power developer Innova Renewables was today celebrating securing planning permission for an initial 25MWp of PV arrays on its site north east of...
Supplier heeds noble call to recycle argon for Indian solar mega-plant
Surrey start-up Gas Recovery & Recycle Ltd ( GR2L) has had its hopes of success inflated by a £4 million deal struck to export...
EDF to invest £4.5bn this year in UK low carbon electricity
Nuclear-to-solar-to-wind generator EDF Energy says it is on track to develop £4.5billion-worth of low carbon electricity-making assets in the UK this year.
In its 2023...
“Oy, oy, Reg!” It’s always sunny in south Essex, hopes Veolia
Waste management contractor Veolia has sparked up what it claims is Britain’s biggest solar farm yet to be built on a restored landfill dump.
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NIMBYs – zombies or creatures of myth? Copper finds resistance to green power may...
Energy NIMBYs – objectors to green power projects close to homes and rural resources – may be far less numerous than developers fear and...
Perovskite solar in 2026 “kicks into unrelenting growth for 20 years”: forecast
Perovskites’ development towards maturity as a viable force in the solar panel industry will take until 2026, but explode thereafter, new forecasts by Bristol-based...
Leeds leads on solar parking: City opens UK’s first canopy-powered Park’n’Ride
How often does the sun shine on Yorkshire? With typical modesty, canny Leeds councilpersons may reckon the sun is the county’s gift to the...
Local energy co-ops to benefit from Whitehall’s new £10 million renewables pot
Communities across England will be supported in setting up local energy projects, thanks to a new £10 million government fund.
Both urban and rural communities...
As 2024’s cheapest electricity source, solar PV “challenges Net Zero opponents”: SEUK
Whitehall’s confirmation that solar farms are the cheapest way to power Britain is "a wake-up call for opponents of Net Zero", says trade body...
Government boosts CFD pot to £227 million for AR5, up £22 million
Energy secretary Grant Shapps has responded to developers' criticism, and found an inflation-matching sum of £22 million, to boost this autumn's latest round in...
Shine, together: Ethex hosts share floats to flip solar farms into co-operative ownership
Co-operative investment platform Ethex is hosting a £2.5 million share float for small investors, designed to convert seven commercial solar farms – four of...