Alison Stephenson Local Democracy Reporting Service Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA Wire The solar farm is being proposed together with a sub station, cabling, CCTV and fencing Plans for a new solar farm on 108 acres (44 hectares) of land is being proposed in Devon. Exagen Development, which builds and operates renewable energy projects, is applying for planning...
Gwndaf Hughes Science videographer Never before seen pictures of the Sun’s south pole The first ever video and images of the Sun’s south pole have been sent back to Earth by the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft. The new images will enable scientists to learn how the Sun cycles between periods of raging storms...
A Devon council is planning to install solar panels on three of its leisure centres to help make them more financially sustainable. South Hams District Council said it would install the panels at facilities in Ivybridge, Dartmouth and Totnes. The authority said work to install panels on a fourth leisure centre, Quayside Leisure Centre in...
Builders will be required to fit solar panels to the “vast majority” of new build homes in England under changes to be published this year, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has said. The regulations will require developers to add panels unless the buildings fall under certain exemptions such as being covered by shade. Speaking to the...
The US Commerce Department has announced plans to impose tariffs of up to 3,521% on imports of solar panels from four South East Asian countries. It comes after an investigation that began a year ago when several major solar equipment producers asked then-President Joe Biden administration to protect their US operations. The proposed levies –...
A renewable energy company hopes to install 56 CCTV cameras around the perimeter of its 34-acre solar farm in north Devon, to reduce theft and vandalism. Sunsave 12 Ltd said the system at Tamar Solar Farm will improve security and enhance safety of staff. The planning application comes after a recent break-in at the site...
Firefighters have been battling a blaze at a detached home with solar panels on the roof. Devon and Somerset Fire Service said the whole roof was ablaze when they arrived at the two-storey detached building in Tavistock at about 05:10 BST on Monday, with parts of the first floor alight too. The service said all...
Photographers across Devon and Cornwall were busy on Saturday morning as they captured the partial solar eclipse. It was visible across the UK and much of the northern hemisphere as the moon passed partly in front of the sun. Although cloud cover affected some people’s view, others watched as it seemed to take a nibble...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter Reuters A large solar park will be built on farmland in north Devon A controversial large solar park will now go ahead on farmland in north Devon. Plans for solar panels and a battery storage facility on an 80-acre site near Torrington were first refused by Torridge District Council...
Hundreds of schools and hospitals across the UK are set to receive £180 million for solar panels from the government’s new state-owned energy company. The first major investment from Great British Energy was announced on Friday as part of government efforts to reduce the country’s planet-warming emissions. The move was welcomed by the school leaders...