A firm has lost an appeal after Aberdeen City Council won a court ruling throwing out an £8m claim against it over a solar energy scheme. The local authority had previously successfully argued that the action brought against it by Our Generation Ltd – about a termination notice – should be Read more…
A South Yorkshire airport has announced plans for a £2m solar farm to help slash emissions. Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) said renewable energy could generate 25% of its energy and would also “drastically” reduce its carbon footprint. Aviation minister Baroness Vere said airports must find “practical ways” to become “cleaner Read more…
Concerns have been raised about the “sheer scale” of a solar farm earmarked for farmland on the Suffolk-Cambridgeshire border. Energy firm Sunnica wants to create one of the largest solar farms in the country across three connected sites near Newmarket. The area spans 900 football pitches and would generate enough Read more…
A solar farm on a 50-acre site at Shadoxhurst has been given council approval. The site at Blindgrooms Lane was purchased by Ashford Borough Council in 2017 and is currently used for grazing which would continue when the farm is operational, the council said. The power generated by the solar Read more…
A solar power project to connect villages in Malawi has had a “life-changing” impact for rural communities. The initiative, led by Strathclyde University researchers, has seen affordable energy supply businesses set up in four villages. The partnership, which has been backed by a £600,000 grant from the Scottish government, ensures Read more…
Plans have been approved to install solar panels close to a grade I listed building in north Wales. Bangor University will place 150 of the energy-saving panels on the flat library roof, next to its historical Main Arts building on College Road. The plans, approved by Gwynedd council, are part Read more…
The amount of energy harnessed through solar power is set to increase. Scottish Power said it planned “hybrid technology” by adding solar panels to wind farms. Similar proposals have also been submitted for sites in England. The company said it would also install huge batteries to store electricity at sites Read more…
The largest solar panel array in the Channel Islands has come online on the roof of the Guernsey Post headquarters. The energy generated by the array’s 654 panels is expected to exceed 200,000 kW/h per year. This would exceed the annual amount of electricity required to power the post office’s Read more…
A decision to give the go ahead to a controversial solar park in Blaenau Gwent has been criticised by councillors. A planning inspector, two councils and Cadw said the 30MW project should be rejected because of its impact on the landscape at Wauntysswg Farm near Tredegar. But Housing and Local Read more…
An eco-community will have to raise £1m or leave after being told its land and buildings will be sold when the lease ends in December. Members of the Brithdir Mawr community near Newport, Pembrokeshire, have been given first refusal to purchase the 80-acre (32 hectare) site. Brithdir Mawr is off-grid, Read more…