UK price cap increases 2% for winter
Ofgem has set the price cap for the October-December 2025 period, which will see household energy bills increase by 2% or about £35 per year.| www.solarpowerportal.co.uk
Ofgem has set the price cap for the October-December 2025 period, which will see household energy bills increase by 2% or about £35 per year.| www.solarpowerportal.co.uk
Ofgem has approved a change to the Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC) that it says will unlock greater amounts of domestic flexibility.| www.solarpowerportal.co.uk
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SmartestEnergy and AlphaReal announce three new CfD-backed PPAs, adding 73MW of renewable capacity to the UK grid. The post SmartestEnergy and AlphaReal strengthen partnership with long-term PPAs appeared first on Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit .| Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit
A new report from analytics firm Montel has revealed that the amount of energy lost by curtailment is enough to power every house in Scotland.| www.solarpowerportal.co.uk
The UK government has published its Solar Roadmap, a government-industry paper setting out practical measures to meet solar capacity targets.| www.solarpowerportal.co.uk
The Energy Saving Trust has urged the UK Government to invest the £3.3 billion (US$4.4 billion) pledged for the Local Power Plan to scale up community energy.| www.solarpowerportal.co.uk
National Grid and SSEN Transmission select Hitachi Energy for £2bn, 2GW project.| www.solarpowerportal.co.uk
The latest data from DESNZ has revealed that both domestic and non-domestic solar installations are continuing to rise in the UK.| www.solarpowerportal.co.uk
Electricity generated by renewable technologies increased by 6.5% in 2024, accounting for a 50.8% of the UK’s electricity generation.| www.solarpowerportal.co.uk
The UK is an important part of Europe’s clean energy transition, particularly with regard to the solar industry.| www.solarpowerportal.co.uk
Envision Energy will supply 200MWh of BESS to Field for two projects in Scotland.| www.solarpowerportal.co.uk
The Solar Power Portal team is at the UK Solar Summit in London today (1 July) reporting live from the event. Our rolling coverage can be found here; check back throughout the day to stay up-to-date as the event goes on. The post UK Solar Summit day one: Financing the UK’s energy transition appeared first on UK Solar Summit.| UK Solar Summit
Energy ministers from the Scottish, Welsh and UK governments have asked the National Energy System Operator to provide plans up to 2050.| www.solarpowerportal.co.uk
Clean power developer AGR Renewables has acquired a portfolio, comprising 70MW of solar capacity and 100MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS), from fellow developer Cambridge Power. The post AGR Renewables acquires solar-plus-storage portfolio from Cambridge Power appeared first on Clean Power 2030 Summit.| Clean Power 2030 Summit
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has opened a public consultation on plans to redevelop the UK’s energy network.| www.solarpowerportal.co.uk
'We can capitalise right across the country,' said Michael Shanks MP at this year's Clean Power 2030 Summits.| www.solarpowerportal.co.uk
OVO and banking major HSBC have partnered to offer new financing options for homeowners to install low carbon technologies.| www.solarpowerportal.co.uk
Wind industry experts have warned that obstacles remain that must be overcome before delivering a full onshore wind ‘renaissance’. The post Challenges remain ahead of UK onshore wind ‘renaissance’ appeared first on Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit .| Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit
Solar Power Portal hears from industry executives about how the UK can build up the workforce needed to achieve its 2030 clean power goals. The post How do we build up the workforce to achieve Clean Power 2030? appeared first on Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit .| Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit
Energy supplier OVO Energy has revealed plans to launch a new business unit dedicated to renewable energy generation.| www.solarpowerportal.co.uk
Connections Reform: NESO invites applications to ‘unleash ready-to-go clean power projects’| Solar Power Portal
Solar Power Portal hears from industry executives about how the UK can build up the workforce needed to achieve its 2030 clean power goals.| Solar Power Portal
Great Britain’s National Energy System Operator (NESO) has opened the window for evidence submissions on grid Connections Reform.| Solar Power Portal
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has signed two long term offtake agreements for 100% of the solar power generated at Cleve Hill Solar Park.| Solar Power Portal
Watch the webinar, Making large scale solar worth it: Delivering the UK’s first solar NSIP, hosted by Solar Power Portal.| Solar Power Portal
BW ESS and Sungrow have announced the start of commercial operations of the Bramley BESS, a 100MW/331MWh project in the south of England.| Solar Power Portal
BW ESS and Penso Power have signed the first long-term tolling agreement for a single battery energy storage system (BESS) asset with Shell.| Solar Power Portal
Energy storage owner-operator BW ESS has inked a new debt financing deal for the Bramley battery energy storage system (BESS) project.| Solar Power Portal
Green Switch Capital, part of the Qair Group, has announced it has secured planning permission for its first standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project.| Solar Power Portal
Clean energy developer British Solar Renewables (BSR) has secured £345 million debt facility for 609MW of 12 solar and co-located solar-BESS projects.| Solar Power Portal
EDF Power Solutions has today (3 July) announced that it has taken on a major solar development from Low Carbon.| Solar Power Portal
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has opened a public consultation on plans to redevelop the UK’s energy network.| Solar Power Portal
In this contributed article, Mark Macaulay, partner, Adam Brown, counsel, and Roddy Cormack, senior associate, from the projects team at law firm Dentons address the market opportunity for pumped storage hydropower.| Solar Power Portal
Shell has partnered with Vodafone Procure & Connect to learn how energy storage systems will become an important part of grid management.| Solar Power Portal
The UK government has published its Solar Roadmap, a government-industry paper setting out practical measures to meet solar capacity targets.| Solar Power Portal
'We can capitalise right across the country,' said Michael Shanks MP at this year's Clean Power 2030 Summits.| Solar Power Portal
Renewable energy developer Low Carbon has submitted a planning application for its Beacon Fen Energy Park to the UK government.| Solar Power Portal
Back for the second day of the UK Solar Summit in London, the team is on the ground ready to present live coverage as the event plays out. Updates will be published here throughout the day. The post UK Solar Summit day two: maintaining confidence through renewables auction round 7 appeared first on UK Solar Summit.| UK Solar Summit
Great British Energy will find opportunities to develop technology sovereignty in the supply chain to drive the concept of energy engineered in the UK that backs the recently released Industrial Strategy. The post How Great British Energy will build a UK solar supply chain appeared first on UK Solar Summit.| UK Solar Summit
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has completed construction and started commercial operations of the 373MW Cleve Hill Solar Park, now the largest operational in the UK. The post UK’s largest solar plant Cleve Hill supplying full power to the grid appeared first on UK Solar Summit.| UK Solar Summit
Ofgem has given the provisional green light to an initial £24 billion investment programme to enable the transmission of clean energy from renewable sources. The post Ofgem greenlights all transmission upgrade projects needed for Clean Power 2030 goals appeared first on UK Solar Summit.| UK Solar Summit
Independent power producer (IPP) Low Carbon has announced it has successfully connected four new solar PV power plants to the grid.| Solar Power Portal
The London Borough of Hackney has unveiled a new solar scheme which could save council tenants money on their energy bills.| Solar Power Portal
E.ON UK has signed a strategic investment agreement with Australian firm Allume Energy to help the firm expand into the UK.| Solar Power Portal
Solar and BESS developer Renewable Connections is celebrating a major win as it crosses the 1GW mark for consented projects.| Solar Power Portal
Developer Renewable Connections received planning consent for a 23.5MW solar PV plant co-located with a 19MW battery energy storage system.| Solar Power Portal
Battery energy storage developer Renewable Connections has been granted planning permission for a 52MW BESS development in Oxfordshire.| Solar Power Portal
British battery energy storage system (BESS) firm Field has secured new financing to continue building out its UK project pipeline.| Solar Power Portal
Enray Power, a solar PV developer-operator, has reached a financial close for its 68.5MWp solar power plant co-located with a 24MWh BESS.| Solar Power Portal
Renewable energy developer Aura Power has reached financial close on the Burtree Lane solar project thanks to a deal with Rabobank.| Solar Power Portal
Renewable energy developer Aura Power has successfully secured financing for the 49.9MW Kemble Solar Farm.| Solar Power Portal
Aukera Energy has secured a £135 million senior debt facility from two international banks to finance the growth of its UK solar portfolio.| Solar Power Portal
Solar PV developer Aura Power has announced that it has successfully secured financing for its third UK solar project.| Solar Power Portal
Energy minister Michael Shanks has written to the heads of NESO and Ofgem, addressing solar capacities in the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan.| Solar Power Portal
Join us for the Clean Power 2030 Summits - a groundbreaking event bringing together three innovative summits under one roof.| Solar Power Portal
Perhaps the most hotly-awaited announcement of the year will be the outcome of the review of electricity market arrangements (REMA).| Solar Power Portal
The House of Lords has warned the UK government that without urgent action, the UK is in danger of missing its 2030 decarbonisation targets.| Solar Power Portal
Earlier this week, TotalEnergies announced it had acquired a pipeline of eight solar projects from Low Carbon with a total capacity of 350MW.| Solar Power Portal
