Construction kicks off at NextEnergy’s 36MW subsidy-free Whitecross solar site
Following a deferral of the original kick off date, construction has now begun on NextEnergy Solar Fund’s (NESF) bifacial, subsidy-free Whitecross solar site.
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Moving to a ‘no subsidy’ solar market: The UK’s utility-scale solar market
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Ahead of Solar Media’s inaugural Utility Solar Summit, we caught up with head of market intelligence Finlay Colville to discuss the key trends in the UK’s solar sector currently and what people can expect to get out of the event.
Veolia looks to double renewable capacity as it celebrates completion of Warwickshire solar site
Resource management company Veolia is set to double its renewable electricity capacity, deploying solar panels across restored landfill sites.
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Q&A: Enso Energy on the ‘core role’ subsidy-free solar will play in future electricity supply
Solar Power Portal caught up with Andrew King and Ian Harding, co-founders and directors of Enso Energy, to talk about the key considerations for putting solar through planning, the timeline of Enso's 1GW pipeline and how government policy could support further solar development.
RES promises UK&I ‘solar renaissance’ with new bifacial portfolio
Global renewables firm RES has unveiled a new a pipeline of solar projects in the UK and Ireland totaling over 1GW.
NextEnergy acquires 100MWp from Lightsource BP in £64.3m deal
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has acquired 100MWp of UK solar in a c.£64.3 million deal with Lightsource BP.
PACE’s largest UK solar site at 23MW takes move forwards
UK-headquartered developer Pathfinder Clean Energy's (PACE) largest project in the country has taken a significant step forwards.
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Q&A: Elgin Energy’s Ronan Kilduff on the ‘genuine upside’ of deploying bifacial in the UK
Solar Power Portal caught up with Ronan Kilduff, managing director of Elgin Energy, to talk about why Ireland was chosen to develop bifacial, the importance of open data when trialing newer technologies and technologies and the potential for "further business" with Foresight.
Elgin Energy celebrates installation of Ireland’s first bifacial modules
Elgin Energy has celebrated the installation of what it says are the first bifacial modules in the Republic of Ireland.
Lightsource BP announces 50MW solar farm in Durham
Lightsource BP has got planning permission for a new 50MW solar farm near Castle Eden in Durham.
GRIDSERVE completes ‘game changing’ solar-plus-storage site
GRIDSERVE has completed its “game changing” hybrid solar-plus-storage site in York, becoming the first utility-scale solar farm in the UK to use both trackers and bifacial solar panels.
Fore Partnership lauds bifacial panels for post-FiT economics
Fore Partnership is to install Sunpreme bifacial panels at a commercial building in Manchester as adoption of the technology continues to grow.