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WEBBluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), an investor focused on large scale renewable energy assets in the UK, has released its annual results for the year ended June 2024, claiming that its operational portfolio is now responsible for 5% of UK solar generation.
The top 10 biggest solar farms in the UK - Solar Power Portal
WEBAug 16, 2023 · 1) Llanwern solar farm, Newport, Wales: 49.9MW. Commissioned in 2021 by NextEnergy Capital. SPP first reported this site in 2018 as being ‘near 50MW’, with a planning application submitted by Gwent Farmers’ Community Solar Scheme, with collocated battery storage. As Solar Energy UK noted, the area is “part of the Gwent Levels; an area classified as a site of special scientific interest ...
UK’s ‘largest’ solar and battery storage project begins construction
WEBApr 25, 2023 · The UK’s “largest” solar and battery energy storage project, Cleve Hill Solar Park, has started construction, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners confirmed. The specialist global investment manager revealed the Kent-based project, which consists of 373MW of solar and “more than” 150MW of battery energy storage, is expected to be fully ...
Midsummer relaunches solar design software Easy PV
WEBSep 15, 2021 · Midsummers’ Easy PV software includes these features: Design for complex roofs to scale. Place obstacles such as chimneys, rooflights and vent. Autofill roofs with a choice of panels. Size inverters to suit array, and auto-recommend string configuration. Cable voltage drop calculations. Full bill of materials, including choice of mounting system.
Octopus launches new solar and battery optimisation smart tariff
WEBJul 20, 2023 · Octopus Energy has announced the launch of a new smart tariff aimed at consumers with domestic solar and battery storage. The company says the tariff could unlock more than £450 of savings per year for consumers and help to balance the grid. ‘Intelligent Octopus Flux’ (IOF) will offer the same rate for both importing and exporting ...
Introducing the Solar Power Portal Awards
WEBMay 31, 2013 · Solar Power Portal is delighted to announce the launch of the Solar Power Portal Awards. Designed to recognise the very best in the UK solar sector, the awards will encompass all areas of the solar industry – from domestic-scale systems right up to utility-scale solar parks. The awards will recognise and celebrate the good practice ...
Octopus Energy improves Smart Export tariff rates for solar and EV
WEBSep 6, 2023 · In September 2022, Octopus announced that customers on its ‘Fixed Outgoing’ tariff would see an increase in payments from 7.5p/kWh to 15p/kWh. However, Intelligent Octopus tariff customers were previously unable to get this export rate. Octopus confirmed on X/Twitter that “Intelligent customers can now be …
UK’s largest solar carport completes at Bentley Motors HQ
WEBMay 30, 2019 · Construction of the UK’s largest solar carport at the site of Bentley Motors’ Crewe headquarters has been completed. The 2.7MW facility is now being completely utilised after Cambridge-based carport specialist Flexisolar completed the project. Solar Power Portal first broke news of the project in November 2016 when it …
Segen bought by City Electrical Factors’ parent company
WEBSep 9, 2021 · Residential and commercial rooftop solar PV system distributor Segen is to be acquired by Labora Holdings Limited, the parent company of electrical products and services supplier City Electrical Factors (CEF). Labora is to acquire 100% of Segen and its subsidiaries in the UK, Germany and South Africa, with …
130,000GWh of solar can be generated on 3% of UK land - Solar …
WEBApr 10, 2024 · Friends of the Earth analysis reported that large scale solar could generate 130,000GWh in the UK. Image: Innova. New analysis from Friends of the Earth revealed that 374,900 hectares—totalling 2.9% of land in England—are suitable for new onshore wind and solar farms to generate a combined 225,000GWh. Researchers at …