Tag: Solar

BRE establishes industry network with the aim of making solar PV systems safer

Stuart Mitchell

BRE has announced the creation of the PV Fire Intelligence Network (PV-FIN) – a steering group of leading organisations to analyse the fire safety of solar PV (photovoltaic) systems. A group of solar PV and component manufacturers, fire experts, and solar safety solution providers will form the network, chaired by BRE. The following organisations will contribute to the project: MCS Company, Fire Industry Association, CGM Group UK, Enphase Energy, IMO Precision Controls, PVStop, SolarEdge Technologies, ArcBox (division of Viridian Solar) and Solar Energy UK. At present, there is a lack…

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Mr Kipling invests £2.1 million in solar farm at Carlton bakery

Stuart Mitchell

Mr Kipling’s iconic cakes could soon be mixed by the sun, thanks to a two-year £2.1 million investment at Premier Foods’ Carlton Bakery. The site, a major local employer and longstanding part of the community for over 50 years, is now home to a new solar energy farm following a major investment by the company. Installed on vacant land within the site, the 2.2MW solar farm spans 2.9 hectares and features 3,500 panels. Once fully operational next month, when the sun is shining it will have the potential to supply…

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Solar Shines the Path for the Philippines to Reduce Reliance on Fossil Fuel Imports

Stuart Mitchell

Increasing the role of renewables in the generation mix could reduce the Philippines’ reliance on imported fuels and boost its energy security, according to BloombergNEF’s latest report, The Philippines’ Path to Clean and Affordable Electricity. 2025 is a pivotal year for the Philippines to accelerate decarbonization of its power sector. As a Paris Agreement signatory, the country will need to submit its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) with emission targets for 2035. The report finds that increasing the share of renewables in the Philippines would also reduce the final cost…

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TotalEnergies Inaugurates its Largest Solar Field in Europe

Stuart Mitchell

TotalEnergies inaugurates its largest solar power plant cluster in Europe, near Sevilla in Spain. It consists of five solar projects with a total installed capacity of 263 MW. This solar field will produce 515 GWh per year of renewable electricity, equivalent to the consumption of over 150,000 Spanish households, and will avoid 245,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year. Most of the electricity produced will be sold through long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) and the rest will be sold on the wholesale market. Declared of strategic interest by the Junta de Andalucía,…

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A Windy Year With A Sustainable Success

Stuart Mitchell

Whilst wet and windy weather might not seem ideal for ice cream sales, Mackie’s of Scotland bucked the trend with a record-breaking year for both ice cream sales and renewable energy generation. During the last financial year (June 2023 – May 2024), Mackie’s produced a massive 10 million kWh of green energy from their diverse renewable energy portfolio, including four wind turbines, a bio-mass energy plant, and a 10-acre solar farm. The energy generated over this period was a record figure for their Aberdeenshire farm. This impressive feat not only…

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