With the significant change to planning legislation in the UK in July, the door to large-scale battery storage is now open. Already, this has allowed the nation's biggest ever site to be announced, with InterGen set to build a 320MW asset in Essex, and an increasing...
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Infinity Renewables Predicts: The energy transition in 2021, part six
James McKemey, head of Insights, Pod Point Sales of full battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to be >10% of the market 2020 was a challenging year for many industries, including automotive. The one positive was the sales of plug-in vehicles, with BEVs in particular...
Portsmouth City Council selects Custom Solar for ‘flagship’ solar and storage project
Custom Solar has been chosen to deliver Portsmouth City Council’s ‘ground-breaking’ solar and battery installation at Portsmouth International Port. The system will incorporate roof-mounted solar panels across several buildings, as well as a large battery and solar...
European Energy agrees UK 200MW solar portfolio deal
After securing approval for one of its largest ever solar farms, Danish developer European Energy (EE) has teamed up with North Yorkshire’s Norstar to build 200MW of new projects in the UK. This is to be split between 12 solar PV farms in Yorkshire, the North East and...
NGOs warn UK will ‘lose international credibility’ if Green Homes Grant isn’t fixed
Further calls for improvements to the Green Homes Grant are being voiced, with NGOs and thinktanks issuing a letter to the Prime Minister and Chancellor on the subject. Describing the Green Homes Grant as being “beset with challenges”, the 11 organisations - including...
Pressure mounts as associations urge the adoption of plan to fix ‘over-engineered’ Green Homes Grant
Four industry associations have joined forces to urge the government to adopt a new plan to improve the beleaguered Green Homes Grant after finding 35% of installers are at risk of shutting up shop due to the scheme. Solar Energy UK, the Microgeneration Certification...
Portsmouth biggest council investor in solar over last 6 years
Image: Portsmouth City Council Since 2014, Portsmouth has invested more in solar than any other council in the UK according to new research. The Solar Centre utilised council data gathered through Freedom of Information (FOI) requests that explored council spending on...