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                 Lightsource BP, Schroders Greencoat and H&M Group have announced the completion of two new solar power stations in Leicestershire. The Streetfields (pictured) and Northfield House solar projects provide a power output of approximately 50MWp, the equivalent of powering over 15,000 UK homes.  As...

                 Vodafone has signed its second corporate solar power purchase agreement (PPA) in the UK that will mean 44% of its annual energy requirement will come from UK-based renewable power sources by 2025. The deal, with Centrica, gives Vodafone UK access to clean,...

                 ECOwind, a subsidiary of BayWa, together with Austrian energy supplier EVN, has realised a 24MW floating PV plant in Grafenworth, Lower Austria. The 24.5MWp project is the fourth largest floating PV plant in Europe after three projects located in the Netherlands, and...

                 McDonald’s Corporation has signed an agreement with Lightsource bp to purchase power from a 145MWac/180MWdc solar site in Louisiana. The Prairie Ronde Solar project will generate an expected average of approximately 327,000 MWh of renewable energy annually, equivalent to the average annual...

                 The Isle of Man is set to generate as much as 75% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2026, its government has announced. Ministers have given the go-ahead for the island’s state-owned electricity supplier Manx Utilities to start work on generating...

                 Aura Power and Ib Vogt are to begin construction work on a 27MWp solar project near Leiria in Portugal. The grid connection for the project was awarded in the 2019 solar power auctions. The grid works scheduled to begin in mid February by...

                 Ilmatar plans to build an industrial-size solar farm with a total rated capacity of approximately 40MWp at Pöytyä municipality in western Finland. The farm will produce an estimated 40GWh of electricity per year, corresponding to the consumption of about 2,000 houses. The...

                 China-based Trina Solar has said a 100MW fishery photovoltaic project in the country using its modules proved to generate power with high performance. The modules, with high energy yield and high reliability, can withstand harsh maritime environments and deliver great economic value...

                 The levelised costs of electricity (LCOE) for utility solar and onshore wind in Asia Pacific rose 16% and 12% respectively since 2020, as equipment, construction costs and interest rates rose in the region, according to Wood Mackenzie. The trend is expected to...

                 Ridge Clean Energy has submitted an application for planning permission for a renewable energy park its proposed Fair Oaks site to the south of Nottingham, England. The project would have a solar export capacity of 49.9MW with matched battery storage capacity. The...