IN THE NEWS FROM SOLAR NATIONAL
Southern Water signs solar PPA with three suppliers as it eyes net zero by 2030
Southern Water has signed an eight-year solar power purchase agreement (PPA) framework with CenEden Renewables, Downing Energy Development Company and FES Services.
The solar PPA Framework will see third party developers own the solar, lease the land and sell electricity to Southern Water, which will use it directly on sites. This will help the firm achieve its ambition of being net zero by 2030.
The PPA could see both onsite and offsite solar generation explored by third party funded solar renewable projects.
In the first phase of the agreement, 13 water and wastewater sites totalling 22,463 solar panels will be offered as a mini tender for three bidders to compete for. The first phase will be awarded by the end of 2022.
CorEnergy to supply solar PV to the UK Ministry of Defence
The UK Ministry of Defence has entered into a £5.4 million with CorEnergy to supply the organisation with solar PV.
Part of Sureserve Group, CorEnergy operates as a consultant and a principal contractor, designing and installing decarbonisation solutions incorporating renewable energy generation, renewable heating and energy reduction, improving efficiency and saving carbon within complex environments.
“The dedicated work of the team has ensured the solution provided has achieved the very highest of technical and ethical standards, including independent testing of the modules to demonstrate stringent technical performance and an independent audit of the global supply chain to demonstrate the highest ethical standards have been upheld,” said Tom Griffin, managing director of CorEnergy.
