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More than 700MW of small green power schemes have been installed in Scotland by homeowners and businesses since the opening of the soon to be closed feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme in 2010, according to new figures.
EDF Energy has signed a partnership with energy storage provider Anesco to optimise a combined 16MW of solar and battery assets at the Clayhill solar farm in Bedfordshire.
Claire Perry has poured cold water on calls to extend the government’s existing scheme to support small-scale renewable generation.
Electricity North West (ENW) has awarded £71,000 in grant funds to six community energy projects across its region as part of its community energy strategy.
"Today there is over 6GW of installed capacity on the register. A good chunk more than the UK’s largest single power station"
Fresh mechanisms will be required to ensure that new decentralised generation is visible on the grid once the feed-in tariff (FIT) regime ends this March, an event heard last week.
Plans for Swansea Bay’s groundbreaking tidal power project have been revived with its backers claiming it can be built without public financial support.
The portfolio, which comprises Bicester, Aston Clinton and Homestead PV farms has a total capacity of 60.4 megawatts, taking Greencoat Solar’s aggregate installed capacity above 600MW.
