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UK planning approvals for renewables smash records as storage surges
Britain approved a record 16.1 GW of renewables in Q2 2025, with battery applications doubling year-on-year to 8.4 GW as the grid readies for more PV.
Aug 25, 2025 // Storage, Grids, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, UK, Europe, grid, planning approvals
Schroders Greencoat Acquires UK's Largest Solar Portfolio
Schroders Greencoat secures £700m solar portfolio deal, adding 53 operating solar farms to their existing 1.35 GWp capacity in the UK. Completion expected soon.
Jan 26, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Schroders Greencoat
Post-Brexit reshuffle brings to the fore brand-new head of UK power plan
Management of the UK's Department for Business, Energy as well as Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has actually altered hands, with Alok Sharma designated power assistant.
Feb 17, 2020 // Policy, UK, Europe, Brexit, boris johnson
Liberty Global Buys Battery-Ready 70-MW UK Solar Project
Liberty Global snaps up a 70‑MW, shovel‑ready UK solar farm—battery-ready and grid-primed—targeting rapid build, evening power, and flexible PPA/merchant returns as it scales its clean-energy footprint.
Jan 9, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, PV Power Plant, Liberty Global
SolarEdge launches 100kW 3 phase inverter in UK
SolarEdge is launching its 100kW 3 phase inverter with synergy technology, created to boost the productivity of bigger PV setups, in the UK.
Jul 21, 2021 // Inverters, UK, Europe, SolarEdge, Alfred Karlstetter
SSE takes FID on UK 150MW battery project
Storage system will be improved the site of its former Ferrybridge coal-fired power station in West Yorkshire
May 12, 2023 // Storage, UK, Europe, SSE
UK ministers eliminate new solar restrictions for England
Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey backs more growth, consisting of projects on 3b land
Dec 7, 2022 // Policy, UK, Europe, RISHI SUNAK, Mark Spencer
UK's largest council-owned battery storage space site further increased to 30MW
The UKs largest council-owned battery storage space site, the 30MW Fideoak Mill website, is currently completely operational.
Aug 11, 2020 // Storage, UK, Europe, David Owen, Thomas Jennings
UK To Supply Credit For Turney's Largest Solar Project
The UK Export Finance (UKEF) stated on Monday it would supply over ₤ 217 million ($ 291.04 million) in export credit for the financial closure and construction of Turkey's biggest solar facility.
Nov 15, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Asia, Kalyon Enerji, Turkey, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, UKEF
New Round of UK Capacity Auction Increases Battery Storage Contracts by 60%
The UK's T-1 Capacity Auction recently concluded with 627.4 MW of battery energy storage projects receiving contracts. This represents an increase of more than 60% compared to the previous round, and is a major milestone for the country's sustainable energy efforts.
Feb 20, 2023 // Storage, UK, Europe
COP26 will certainly 'push energy' on PPA market
This year's 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) could be a stimulant for development in the exclusive solar market, according to a panel of sector leaders.
Feb 19, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, power purchase agreement, sfieu, solar ppa, Tom Williams, cop26, climate change conference, dowling llp
South African Miner Harmony Gold To Add 30 MW Solar For Cleaner Mining
The action plan is split right into 3 components: Phase I, Phase II and Phase III. Phase I has mandated the business to start building of 3 × 10 MW solar energy plant in Free State area where the approximated generation is more than 68 GWh annually.
Jun 6, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Blockchain, solar PV plant, esg, ESG goals, Free state region, Harmony Gold, Peter Steenkamp
UK: Give more power to regulators, says report
A report published recently by the United Kingdom’s National Infrastructure says that the UK’s regulatory system must “adapt to meet the demands of the future” by providing new powers for regulators to ensure utility investments in sustainable infrastructure. The report notes that without such powers, the country will be unlikely to meet its target of zero emissions by 2050.
Oct 16, 2019 // Storage, Policy, UK, Europe, Solar Trade Association, Chair John Armitt, Chris Hewett
UK-based solar investment company launches the first subsidy-free solar park
LSE-listed investment company NextEnergy Solar Fund has finished the construction of the first unsubsidized solar project in Great Britain.
Nov 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Grids, UK, Europe, subsidy-free, NextEnergy Solar Fund
Voltwise Buys SMS Battery Unit, Adds 460 MW in UK
Voltwise Power acquires SMS’s 460 MW UK battery portfolio, expanding its storage fleet to 9 % of the national total and eyeing a 2 GW development pipeline.
Jun 24, 2025 // Storage, UK, Europe, SMS, Voltwise, Sandbrook








