What to expect from AR8 after a record-breaking AR7
Looking to the potential for AR8, Solar Media Market Research data shows there is slightly less capacity eligible to bid in than for AR7.
Qair reaches financial close on first UK solar PV project
This is the IPP’s first UK project to reach financial close, with construction expected to begin this month. Commercial operations are forecast to begin in the second quarter of 2027.
UK government mulls community battery storage subsidy
The UK government has launched a call for evidence to gather views on how to enable shared battery storage to be rolled out across the UK.
UK government doubles down on climate ambitions as net zero economy booms
DESNZ said moving at pace is “the best choice” to reduce exposure to fossil fuel price shocks.
Why co-located PV-plus-storage is the best dispatchable renewable energy source
With BESS in the generation mix, energy is no longer simply generated and exposed to the market; it can be stored and used when most valuable.
UK renewables auction to exclude Gate 1 projects, AR8 timeline published
The allocation framework for AR8 sets new rules that this and future CfD auctions will follow.
Building a future-ready grid: National Grid on AI, data centres and network innovation
National Grid’s head of network architecture & innovation, David Adkins, spoke to Solar Power Portal ahead of the CP2030 Summit about how the network is planning for the increased demand from AI and digitalisation.
Lightsource bp secures planning approval at 57MW solar-plus-storage project in Wales
The company selected the site due to its proximity to a point of connection with the grid at the Legacy Substation.
Drax buys Bluefield Solar Income Fund in £548 million deal
Drax will take on the entire issued share value of Bluefield Solar Income Fund.
‘UK’s largest’ power stack battery energy storage installed to support 24-hour industrial operations
Worthing-based Sopoco installed five 229kWh Sungrow Power Stack units at the facility, which it claims is the “UK’s largest power stack battery installation to date”.
