Renewable energy investor Low Carbon has brought four new solar power projects into operation across the UK, with a combined capacity of 129 megawatts (MW), as part of its ongoing efforts to expand clean energy infrastructure.
The portfolio includes the 49.9MW Feldon Vale project in Warwickshire, the 21MW Pepperhill site in Shropshire, and two Essex-based facilities—Long Meadow (19MW) and Birch (39MW). The Birch site also features a 30MW co-located battery energy storage system designed to provide grid flexibility.
According to the company, the four projects will generate enough electricity to supply approximately 39,000 homes annually and are expected to avoid around 40,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year.
“We are pleased to see continued progress across our UK renewables pipeline with these latest projects now connected to the electricity network, underscoring our growth as a next generation IPP,” said Roy Bedlow, founder and chief executive of Low Carbon.
“Solar power and co-located battery storage is playing an increasingly important role in meeting our energy demands and providing critical flexibility to the grid,” Bedlow added.
The commissioning of the projects comes amid record solar generation levels in the UK, attributed to recent sunny conditions. The development also supports the UK government’s Clean Power 2030 target, which aims to decarbonise the country’s power system by the end of the decade.
Low Carbon now has more than 1 gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy capacity either in operation or under construction, with a further 400MW expected to begin construction within the next 18 months. The newly energised projects are backed by a combination of corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) and Contracts for Difference (CfDs).
