A massive solar and wind farm in Morocco could provide round-the-clock clean electricity to Britain to power low-carbon heating systems if an ambitious…
Continue ReadingSpring Weather Boosted Solar Generation in April
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy
Solar power generated 6.6% of Great Britain’s power in April, with bright, balmy weather helping to reduce the electricity grid’s carbon emissions.
Continue ReadingWind power giant SSE is venturing into solar power, announcing a 30MW project that will solidify its role as “the UK’s clean energy…
Continue ReadingThe carbon intensity of Great Britain’s electricity was 5% higher in the first months of 2021 than it was over the same period…
Continue ReadingGovernment Should Target 40GW of Solar by 2030, NGOs Say
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
The government should set an ambitious goal of nearly tripling the UK’s solar power capacity to 40GW by the end of this decade,…
Continue ReadingThe solar panel industry outperformed expectations last year, bucking pandemic blues and taking advantage of the falling costs of PV installations
Continue ReadingLargest Community-Owned Solar Farm to be Built in Oxfordshire
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
Britons will have the opportunity to invest in a 19MW solar park in Arncott, Oxfordshire, the largest community-owned solar farm in the country.
Continue ReadingRenewables Generated 44% of the UK’s Electricity in Q2
Written by Lauren Smith in Broadband Electricity
Renewable resources, including wind and solar, produced 44.6% of the UK’s electricity between April and June, according to new figures from the Department…
Continue ReadingResidents to Invest in Solar Farm Through Council-Issued Bonds
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
Residents in Warrington will fund a new solar farm through a community municipal investment (CMI), part of the council’s ambitious plan to reach…
Continue ReadingPeterborough has more solar arrays than any other UK city, with one in 10 homes fitted with the renewable energy technology.
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