Solar Power Portal spoke to Giles Wilkes about how the government’s Industrial Strategy will play a role in its Clean Power mission, ahead of the Clean Power 2030 Summit.
While the UK government’s long-duration energy storage (LDES) cap-and-floor scheme is a sound approach, there is a lively discussion around how much to procure in the first Window.
At the time of record generation on 7 April, solar generation met 35% of Great Britain’s electricity consumption.
According to Miliband, “there can be no energy security while we are so dependent on fossil fuels.”
Marginal pricing models used in Great Britain mean that regardless of renewable penetration, cost is almost always set by gas.
Wind generation represented the majority of the share with 41.1% or 1,245GWh of wind generation, while solar PV generation rose from 0.8% in January to 1.2% in February, as shown in the chart below.
The company started exporting power from the project last month, and now the facility is the first in Aura’s portfolio to reach fully operational status.
An overall investment by the government and Great British Energy of up to £255 million will see rooftop solar PV installed at 250 schools, 260 NHS sites and multiple military sites.
Downing bought the solar plant, which is expected to be connected to the grid by the end of 2027, from Windel & Canadian Solar.
Just over a year into the current government’s term, there has been a messaging shift from opposition parties.
