Solar Markets & Finance

The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has opened the window for evidence submissions on grid Connections Reform.

Clean energy developer British Solar Renewables (BSR) has secured £345 million debt facility for 609MW of 12 solar and co-located solar-BESS projects. 

‘We can capitalise right across the country,’ said Michael Shanks MP at this year’s Clean Power 2030 Summits.

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.

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 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 UK government has today published its Solar Roadmap, a government-industry paper setting out practical measures to meet solar capacity targets.

The latest figures from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) show that solar capacity has risen by 8.1% year on year.

Monika Paplaczyk, chief investment officer at Thrive Renewables, who spoke to PV Tech Premium about the UK renewable energy sector this week, said UK solar delivery is increasingly complex.

Listed fund Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) has completed a third-party equity funding of £8.6 million to finance the augmentation of the combined 50MW Glassenbury projects.