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UK programmer wins Tregonning solar green light
"Tregonning Solar Farm will make a valuable payment towards Cornwall and the UK's ambitious climate modification targets.
" We are really proud of the site
Jan 17, 2023 // Plants, UK, Europe, Renewable Connections, Tregonning solar farm
Banks files mega-battery UK planning application
2.8 GWh project at Thorpe Marsh in Yorkshire would capitalize on the site's existing 1.45 GW connection
Jan 31, 2023 // Storage, UK, Europe, Banks Group
SSE Reaches FID on 320MW UK Battery
SSE Renewables is taking a major step towards net zero targets with the Final Investment Decision of a 320MW battery energy storage system in Yorkshire. The 640MWh grid-scale battery will help supply power when demand is highest and connect directly to the existing transmission network. Construction commences soon!
Nov 1, 2023 // Storage, UK, Europe, SSE Renewables
UK power clothing dives for Italian solar
London-listed ContourGlobal accompanies Energy Infrastructure Partners for EUR49.7 m acquisition
Jun 4, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Italy, Europe
Lightrock Power UK secures permit for Paytherden
East Devon council authorizes proposal for 49.9 MW project in the region
Jul 27, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Lightrock Power, Chris Sowerbutts
UK programmer fires up first 50MW battery
SMS energises storage system in Burwell, Cambridgeshire
Jan 31, 2022 // Storage, UK, Europe, John Flaherty
RES submits application for 50MW UK solar
Not only will Kingston aid tackle climate adjustment as well as support the UK's target of internet absolutely no by 2050, however it will likewise supply an
Feb 24, 2022 // Plants, UK, Europe, res, Kingston Solar Farm, Claire Chamberlain
Enviromena overturns denial, wins approval for 40-MWac English solar farm
UK developer Enviromena has successfully appealed a planning refusal and now has the green light to build a 40-MWac (48.9-MWdc) solar project in England, a reminder that perseverance and solid evidence can reverse local setbacks. Planning inspectors weighed factors such as agricultural land classification, visual impacts, and biodiversity gains; with mitigations in place, the public-interest case for clean power carried the day.
The project will deploy modern tracked, bifacial arrays with string-level monitoring and SCADA diagnostics, alongside habitat enhancements—pollinator-friendly seeding, hedgerow management, and wildlife corridors—that improve social license. Many UK sponsors now design “battery-ready” sites, reserving pad space and transformer capacity for future two-to-four-hour systems that shift late-afternoon energy into the evening peak and provide National Grid services.
As interconnection and permitting tighten, appeals are becoming part of the delivery playbook. This win not only revives a useful block of capacity; it also sets helpful precedent on balancing land use with the urgent need for reliable, low-carbon power.
Dec 16, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, permitting, utility solar, Enviromena, planning appeal
TRIG to take risk in 100-MW Akuo-developed French renewables portfolio
UK fund has actually traded contracts to invest in Phoenix SAS, it said in a bourse declaring on Tuesday. The target entity possesses a renewables portfolio
Dec 23, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, TRIG
Engie buys 50-MW battery storage space project in Scotland
group's strategy to increase its fleet of flexible generation capacity in the UK, claimed Aidan Connolly, Engie's Head of Battery Storage Space
Nov 7, 2022 // Storage, Engie, SCOTLAND
Westbridge obtains nod to build 230-MW solar-plus-storage plant in Alberta
group's strategy to increase its fleet of flexible generation capacity in the UK, stated Aidan Connolly, Engie's Head of Battery Storage Space
Nov 7, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, alberta, solar-plus-storage plant, Westbridge
Fotowatio gets 600MW Greek battery platform
having supported the company on battery storage space investments in the UK.
These include the Contego and Clay Tye projects, each of which are being
Nov 22, 2022 // Storage, Greece, Europe, fotowatio, Oliver Irwin
Shawton Energy Secures Solar Deals with King's Cross, IGC
based in Merseyside, has announced two solar power off-take agreements in the UK, totaling 11.6 MWp of capacity. The deals have been secured with King’s
Oct 9, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Shawton Energy
Ampyr Nabs DCO-Approved 530MW East Yorkshire Solar
build and commissioning. If delivered on schedule, EYSF would be among the UK’s largest solar plants to move from consent to operation this decade.ASE
Feb 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, AMPYR, BoomPower, EastYorkshire
EDF Grows C&I Presence with SAS Energy Buy
Renewables UK and Ireland, a unit of French electric utility EDF, has acquired British solar installer SAS Energy to expand its commercial and industrial
Sep 21, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, EDF Renewables, SAS Energy














