Solar Power Portal

The Solar Power Portal stands as the premier source for all information related to solar energy and feed-in tariffs in the UK. As one of the few renewable energy technologies capable of aiding the UK in achieving its EU mandated targets in urban areas, solar power plays a crucial role. This platform keeps both UK residents and international audiences informed about the latest advancements and projects in the UK solar sector. It offers a wealth of resources, including detailed news articles, expert opinions, data on certified products and installers, installation statistics, a government-supported solar calculator, and timely policy updates directly from government sources. The Solar Power Portal is your comprehensive resource for everything related to solar energy in the UK.

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Enray Power secures financing for first solar and BESS development

6 days ago | solarpowerportal.co.uk | Molly Green

Enray Power, a solar PV developer-operator, has reached financial close for its 68.5MWp solar power plant co-located with a 24MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). Project finance, procurement and offtake agreements for Enray’s Camblesforth Solar Farm have been executed and construction is under way. The project is Enray’s first co-located BESS and PV asset. The development is sited near Selby in North Yorkshire.
Do solar farms boost biodiversity?

6 days ago | solarpowerportal.co.uk | Molly Green

Understanding the effects on land and biodiversity caused by land-based renewables is far from straightforward, writes Tom Kenning for PV Tech Power. In the latest issue of the PV Tech Power journal (Volume 42, Q2 2025), which is focused on how developers are engaging with the communities hosting solar power plants, a growing body of evidence that shows solar PV can have positive ecological impacts is explored.
Ethical Power scores three solar PV planning consents

1 week ago | solarpowerportal.co.uk | Molly Green

Ethical Power has been granted planning permission for three solar power plants with combined generation capacity of 63.4MW. Planning approval has been received for the 49.9MW Burcot Solar Farm, a co-located solar PV and battery energy storage system (BESS) development in South Oxfordshire, the 7.5MW Langer Lane solar PV plant, near Chesterfield, and the 6MW Kirkgate solar site.
DESNZ launches call for evidence for solar carports in the UK

1 week ago | solarpowerportal.co.uk | Molly Green

The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has launched a call for evidence to help increase the number of solar-powered carports in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The likely result of this will be a mandate that car parks have a solar PV installation, as has been the case in France for some time. Mandating solar on car parks has multiple benefits, which DESNZ is keen to emphasise. It says that a mandate would be a “better deal for motorists and businesses”.
UrbanVolt agrees €40 million debt facility with HSBC

1 week ago | solarpowerportal.co.uk | Kit Million Ross

Dublin-based solar energy firm UrbanVolt has agreed a new €40 million (£34 million) debt facility with international bank HSBC. The company, which runs “solar as a service” propositions for major firms including Heineken and multinational manufacturer Flextronics, says the finance will be used to expand its services to commercial and industrial customers in both Ireland and Britain.
A smarter support system for Long Duration Energy Storage

1 week ago | solarpowerportal.co.uk | Kit Million Ross

In this contributed blog, Sam Langston, power markets manager at Pulse Clean Energy, explores the LDES cap and floor scheme’s potential impact on BESS investment. April saw a landmark moment for the UK’s clean energy ambitions. Ofgem officially opened the first application window for its new cap and floor scheme for Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES), a crucial enabler of the government’s Clean Power 2030 Action Plan.
Macquarie takes full ownership of Island Green Power

1 week ago | solarpowerportal.co.uk | Molly Green

Australian investor Macquarie Asset Management has acquired an additional 50% stake in Island Green Power, a UK-based solar and battery storage developer. The transaction, via Macquarie’s Green Investments fund, brings its stake in Island Green Power (IGP) to 100%. It first invested in the company in 2022. IGP was established in 2013 and has developed over 3GW of solar PV projects to the ready-to-build stage.
Grid operators must work together in aftermath of Spain and Portugal blackout

1 week ago | solarpowerportal.co.uk | Molly Green

Sonia Dunlop, CEO of the Global Solar Council, explains what stakeholders across the energy ecosystem can learn in the aftermath of the electricity grid outage in Europe. How we manage our electricity grids is changing fast. No longer are our power highways a one way street. They are now a complex web of reverse flows, centralised and distributed generation, with many buildings and homes now making their own power.
‘No proper thinking’: Zenobē on the LDES cap and floor scheme

1 week ago | solarpowerportal.co.uk | Cameron Murray

Speaking to Energy-Storage.news, founder and director of Zenobē, James Basden, explains why the company takes issue with the long-duration energy storage (LDES) support scheme.
Blenheim Estate solar plant completed, biodiversity ‘already seeing an uplift’

1 week ago | solarpowerportal.co.uk | Molly Green

Blenheim Estate has become a net generator of green energy following completion of a solar power plant covering 20 acres of the estate’s land. The 7MW Weaveley solar park is the first ‘field-scale’ project to be built by Blenheim Estate as part of its plan to become net zero by 2027. The power plant is on land north-east of Woodstock. Over the 30-year lifespan of the development, sheep grazing will take place around the panels. The site will also be open to school visits.