Why did Ed Miliband approve a solar farm?

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s decision to approve the largest solar farm so far will bolster energy security while helping to push down energy bills and wean the country off expensive natural gas, says the solar industry.

Are more solar 'nationally significant infrastructure projects' going to be approved?

To meet those targets, more solar ‘nationally significant infrastructure projects’ (NSIPs) will need to be approved over the next decade and beyond – only two projects, the Little Crow Solar Park project and the Cleve Hill Solar Park project, have received development consent to date.

Is solar photovoltaics ready for the future?

Solar photovoltaics (PV) is a mature technology ready to contribute to this challenge. Throughout the last decade, a higher capacity of solar PV was installed globally than any other power-generation technology and cumulative capacity at the end of 2019 accounted for more than 600 GW.

Can solar projects be promoted under the NPS?

This has meant that, while utility scale solar projects have been able to be promoted under the NPS for energy infrastructure, developers have had to follow a more protracted route to gaining planning permission: developers have had to rely on the general policy support within EN-1 for their solar projects.

Who supported the project PV-Tera – reliable and cost efficient photovoltaic power generation?

This work was supported by the Bavarian State Government (project “PV-Tera – Reliable and cost efficient photovoltaic power generation on the terawatt scale,” no. 44-6521a/20/5).

What is solar photovoltaic (PV)?

Solar photovoltaic (PV), which converts sunlight into electricity, is an important source of renewable energy in the 21st century. PV plant installations have increased rapidly, with around 1 terawatt (TW) of generating capacity installed as of 2022.