The world is witnessing an unprecedented transformation in how electricity is generated, stored, and distributed. At the heart of this revolution lies a powerful partnership: solar energy paired with battery storage technology. In 2025, this combination isn’t just an emerging trend—it’s becoming the backbone of a new energy paradigm that…...

Tara Chopra, Technical Director – EIA and Major Infrastructure lead, Lanpro In the last year with the phased implementation of biodiversity net gain (BNG) as a mandatory requirement of most planning applications has had a significant impact on all planning consents granted through the local authority approvals process. And this…

Environment led multi-disciplinary planning consultancy Lanpro has secured acceptance for a Development Consent Order (DCO) application on behalf of Island Green Power (IGP) for Green Hill Solar Farm in the East Midlands. Located to the west and south of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, and north of Milton Keynes, the proposed circa 1200-hectare…

National property consultancy Carter Jonas has appointed Alec Thomas as a Partner and National Head of Geospatial, alongside Simon Tarr, who has joined as a Partner in the Bristol office to bolster the national Energy Team. With over 20 years of experience in development, geomatics, and commercial real estate, Thomas…

Lanpro has appointed Diane Ellis as a Regional Director to lead its Manchester office.  The multi-disciplinary consultancy offers planning, EIA, masterplanning, urban design, GIS, visualisation, historic environment, landscape architecture, ecology and arboriculture consultancy services, nationwide from seven offices. In her role at Lanpro, Diane will focus on growing the Manchester…

The global transition towards electric vehicles (EVs) is gaining momentum, significantly impacting EV infrastructure development.Countries like Norway and the Netherlands showcase impressive adoption rates, driven by supportive policies and sustainability initiatives.Meanwhile, emerging economies grapple with low EV penetration due to insufficient infrastructure and limited financial resources. Investment levels have surged…

The European Investment Bank (EIB) granted PLN 2.25 billion to Poland’s top utility PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) to support renewable energy production. The favourable loan will allow PGE to develop its network of photovoltaic installations throughout the country and to modernise an existing pumped-storage power plant. The seventh agreement between the…

Author: Maia Benstead, Technology Analyst at IDTechExThin film photovoltaics (PV) currently comprises a small portion of the total solar market, yet offer extensive opportunities for applying solar power in new and emerging applications. Many types of this technology offer design simplicity, ease of manufacturing, as well as cost competitiveness with…

Munich/Pforzheim, April 17, 2025 – Electricity from renewable sources has become the new normal – in Germany alone, around 60 percent of net electricity generation came from renewables in 2024. But the growing volume of green power is posing new challenges for energy supply: The integration into the existing system…

By 2030, renewable sources are expected to provide more than a third of the electricity used in countries such as Japan. Yet the variability of solar and wind power poses a number of challenges — such as a mismatch in supply and demand in the evening when people return home…