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eEnergy has won its initial agreement to provide 321kWp of solar along with LED lighting in a single agreement.

Wickes Group plc expands into home energy market with acquisition of Solar Fast, a leading solar installer in the UK.

Empowering the future: Solar panels transform UK schools and hospitals, driving sustainability and education in a GBP 180 million green energy revolution.

U.K. solar developer Lightsource BP plans to host a community information event in the town of Mannum, South Australia, to outline a proposal to fund, build and operate a 100 MW solar project.

Analysis highlights 784MW of projects were refused between January and July 2021

British Solar Renewables (BSR Energy), has actually submitted plans for a 75MWp PV project in Monmouthshire, Wales. BSR has already run public consultation to discover what regional residents thought of the propositions for Rush Wall Solar Park. The project could supply equal to the annual electric requirements of approximately 18,000 family members homes, BSR stated. The UK Government has established an enthusiastic target of lowering emissions by 78% by 2035. Sustainable electricity generation, consisting of solar, is anticipated play a key duty in meeting this target. The expected CO2 displacement of the proposed site is around 16,000 tonnes per annum. Detailed assessments have actually been undertaken that have actually aided create a system that is sensitive towards and compatible with the local landscape and environment, BSR claimed. The site belongs to an SSSI designated, and a complete environmental statement was created highlighting a range of securities as well as betterments the development will certainly secure. The suggested solar park at Rush Wall provides the chance for environmental enhancements consisting of monitoring of the rheens and also ditches, BSR said. In addition, a substantial parcel of land for lapwing nesting and also wintering has actually likewise been safeguarded, according to the designer. The site biodiversity net gain assessment has computed an as much as 75% gain in habitats and 18% in the water habitats demonstrating the positive influence, it added. Existing hedges will likewise be grown out to include and also screen the solar arrays and no public legal rights of means will be closed throughout or after building and construction under the plans.

The state-owned Rural Areas Electricity Company wants to build 11 Solar-diesel-storage projects in remote rural locations. Pre-qualified bidders in the tender comprise Engie, Canadian Solar, Akuo, Longi, Jinko, GCL, Abengoa, Total and Belectric.

Amazon just announced 39 solar and wind projects across 13 European countries, with a combined capacity of 1 GW. This initiative will enable 5.8GW of clean energy, enough to power 4.9 million British households. As part of its commitment to be powered 100% by renewable energy by 2025, Amazon is setting up its first solar farm in Poland and Greece.

Green Building Renewables has acquired Solar Voltaics, a solar panel installation and EV charging provider. This is the 8th acquisition for the company, increasing their annual turnover to £35 million. Solar Voltaics serves customers in Hampshire, Sussex, Berkshire, Surrey, and Dorset.

Hive Energy's Serbian solar parks with battery storage are set to power up, adding 216.5 MW to their renewable energy portfolio. More projects in the pipeline!

The Munich-based chemical company has taken a substantial minority share in the British materials specialist to expand its silicon-based high-performance battery activity. The value of the transaction was not disclosed.

Next-generation Mistral project will be deployed in Canada next year

Globeleq boosts its stake in Egypt's solar power with acquisition of Winnergy plant, generating clean electricity for the country's grid.

New research shows price signals can be presented that support investments in renewable generation and flexibility

British Solar Renewables (BSR) has inked a landmark 15-year route-to-market power purchase agreement (PPA) with Dublin-headquartered energy trader ElectroRoute, covering 462 MWp of solar capacity spread across nine sites in England and Wales. Under the arrangement, ElectroRoute will take on 24/7 trading and balancing responsibilities, optimising generation schedules and capturing wholesale price spikes to maximise revenues from an expected 482 GWh of annual output—enough clean electricity to supply roughly 130,000 UK households. For BSR, the contract de-risks a significant portion of its operational fleet at a time of volatile power prices and tightening grid constraints. Securing a bankable offtake partner unlocks access to long-tenor project finance and paves the way for further build-out of the developer’s 3-GW pipeline. “Long-term certainty around cash flows is critical to crowding private capital into new renewable assets,” a BSR spokesperson noted, adding that the deal “underlines investor confidence in the UK’s net-zero trajectory even as policy headwinds persist.” ElectroRoute, wholly owned by Mitsubishi Corporation, now manages more than 3 GW of wind and solar assets across the UK, Ireland and Japan. The agreement follows a 61-MW PPA signed with Innova Renewables in June and signals the trader’s intent to scale its merchant services offering as subsidy-free renewables become the norm. The partnership also illustrates how sophisticated power-trading strategies—leveraging real-time market data, weather forecasting, and AI-driven dispatch optimisation—are increasingly central to squeezing value from intermittent generation. ElectroRoute’s trading desk will dynamically shift export profiles, participate in balancing markets, and hedge forward production to stabilise cash flows for BSR and its lenders. Industry analysts view the transaction as another vote of confidence in UK solar amid ongoing grid and planning bottlenecks. “Bankable PPAs like this are vital for turning shovel-ready projects into steel-in-the-ground,” said Tom Haddon, director at consultancy Aurora Energy Research. “They also help relieve price cannibalisation risks by actively managing when and how power is sold.” With utility-scale solar costs continuing to fall and storage economics improving, market observers expect similar multi-GW route-to-market deals to accelerate as developers race to meet Britain’s 70-GW solar ambition for 2035.