Renewable energy, minerals and property firm, The Banks Group, has submitted planning applications to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council for a “ground breaking” battery energy storage system (BESS) that is said to be able to store up to 2.8GWh of energy.
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The 350MW Mallard Pass Solar Farm has now moved into the public consultation stage via pre-examinations after the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) accepted the project's Development Consent Order (DCO).
RWE has unveiled plans for an up to 600MW solar development on land in south Yorkshire and north Lincolnshire.
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Proposals have been brought forward by Photovolt Development Partners (PVDP) for the creation of a solar project in Botley West, Oxfordshire, which could deliver 840MW of clean energy to National Grid.
Following reports of rising refusals for solar farm applications, Solar Media's Finlay Colville takes a look at the number of projects coming through the planning system.
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Solar Media's head of market research Finlay Colville takes a look at last weeks CfD auction winners and how the projects are spread out around Britain.
Low Carbon has launched the second consultation for its 500MW Gate Burton solar and energy storage park in Lincolnshire.
The second consultation phase has opened for the 350MW Mallard Pass solar farm in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, and Rutland.
BayWa r.e. has launched a consultation for its 160MW Oaklands Farm Solar Park, South Derbyshire.
INRG Solar has been granted a development consent order (DCO) for its 150MWp Little Crow Solar Farm.
MPs have this week spoken out about the development of large-scale solar PV, citing concerns over food security, biodiversity and supply chains.
The scale of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project's (NSIP) can help to counterbalance many of the challenges solar project developments face currently, including those around grid connection, said speakers at Solar Media's Solar Finance and Investment Europe conference.
Low Carbon has opened a consultation into its 500MW Gate Burton solar and energy storage park in Lincolnshire.
Evolution Power has unveiled plans for a 165MW solar and storage project near Ashford in Kent.
A new joint venture between Windel Energy and Canadian Solar dubbed Mallard Pass Solar Farm Limited has announced a 350MW project.
Low Carbon has confirmed plans to develop a 500MW solar and energy storage park in Lincolnshire, with the initial consultation anticipated to take place in early 2022.
Two coal power stations in the east midlands – Cottam and West Burton – are now to be home to solar PV with a combined capacity of over 1GW.
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has acquired the 350MW Cleve Hill solar-plus-storage site in Kent, UK, with this expected to be the largest single site PV install in the UK once completed.
New guidance on solar PV has been proposed by the government as part of its review into the energy National Policy Statements (NPSs).
BayWa r.e. is planning the development of a 163MW solar project in South Derbyshire.
Housing minister Christopher Pincher MP has announced plans to reform the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) regime.
On day two of Solar Media's Utility Solar Summit, discussions moved onto financing models for projects in a post-subsidy market, including the benefits of moving away from the strict deadlines that came with them.
Planning law in the UK allowing energy storage projects over 50MW has officially changed, allowing much bigger projects to come online without going through the national planning process.
Hive Energy has confirmed it is the developer behind ambitious plans for a huge solar farm on the north Kent coast which could have a final generation capacity in excess of 350MW.