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UK must plan for hotter summers without coal

The UK is going to have to find a solution to deal with increased energy demand during the summer, energy retailers, analysts and climate change activists have warned. It comes after National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) instructed Uniper to fire up two back-up coal-fired power units to cope with additional electricity demand during the ongoing heatwave.

1 year ago

EDF secures funding for space-based solar study

EDF will lead a study exploring the value of introducing space-based solar power into the UK’s grid. It is one of eight projects to win government funding to develop space-based solar initiatives. Other winning projects include Cambridge University, who will develop ultra-lightweight solar panels to be connected to satellites that can function in the high-radiation conditions of space, and Queen Mary University in London, who are working on a wireless system to enable the solar power collected in space to be transferred to earth.

1 year ago

Call for solar on non-prime land to be exempt from planning rules

1 year ago

Lightsource BP launches AI home energy assistant

1 year ago

Solar PV developer secures £310m to deliver 1GW pipeline

2 years ago

SSE folds solar and battery team into renewables arm

SSE is folding its 100-strong solar and battery team, which up until now has been incubated in the group’s Enterprise division, into SSE Renewables. The company said the move will help the solar and battery business to grow in scale, whilst also enabling SSE Renewables to benefit from the team's expertise.

2 years ago

Solar farm connects to transmission network in UK first

2 years ago

70GW solar target risks being missed, MPs warn

The government faces a "considerable shortfall" in meeting its target to install 70GW of solar generation by 2035, a cross party group of MPs has warned energy secretary Grant Shapps. To address the predicted shortfall the Environment Audit Committee has called on Shapps to remove existing barriers to solar installations.

2 years ago

Construction begins on UK’s largest solar farm

2 years ago

Government urged to review planning rules for water projects

2 years ago

Public offered stake in Britain’s first shared solar park

Households across Britain will be able to buy into the country’s first shared solar park from tomorrow (18 April), it has been announced. It comes after Ripple Energy completed a deal with Derril Water Solar Park developer RES to provide an alternative ownership model.

2 years ago

Greencoat and Innova partner to build 5GW of solar and storage

2 years ago

Renewable power reaches record high as capacity grows

Renewable generation in 2022 matched 2020’s record high despite less favourable weather conditions, according to new government statistics.

2 years ago

Scottish Power almost triples Smart Export Guarantee rate

2 years ago

Lucas roasts Shapps’ resistance to new homes solar

2 years ago

Risk renewables developers may shun CfD auction

Increasing capital costs associated with renewable energy projects risks making some schemes financially unviable. The warning comes following the announcement that the government has set a budget of £205 million for the first annual Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation round.

2 years ago

Renewables power generation outstripped gas over winter

2 years ago

National Grid ‘inching closer’ to zero fossil fuels target

National Grid is “inching close” to its 2025 goal to run the entire power system without fossil fuels, according to analysis from Imperial College London for Drax Electric Insights. The conclusion comes after Britain broke the record for “greening its grid” after producing 100% clean electricity for 25 hours in December, the longest period on record.

2 years ago

Rooftop solar installations doubled in 2022

2 years ago

UK low-carbon investment set to be blown off course

2 years ago