Navigating Daylight and Sunlight Guidance
Daylight and sunlight assessments are a key consideration in planning, particularly for developments in dense urban areas. While the core guidance hasn’t shifted significantly, updates to the Building Research Establishment (BRE)’s ‘Site Layout Planning for Daylight and Sunlight’ in 2022, along with recent planning appeal decisions and local authority changes,…
Wind in the Tangles: Using Topology to Predict and Manage Wind Farm Wakes
When a turbine spins, it disrupts the flow of wind and creates swirling trails of disturbed air called wakes . This means that it leaves slower but more turbulent air behind it. These winds are evolving vortices that can stretch for hundreds of meters and shape how much energy the…
Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects: Key Considerations for Solar Developments
National Policy Statement (NPS) EN-3 provides comprehensive guidance to assist developers when pursuing Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) for renewable energy. To be classed as nationally significant a solar application must have a generating capacity of at least 100MW. Even with parameters laid out by the government, planning constraints are…
Ofgem Announces Grid Connection Reforms to Tackle Zombie Projects
A reform of the UK grid connection process is on the way, which will change the way projects can access a grid connection. The proposals were submitted in December 2024 and were developed collaboratively by the energy industry, government, and the regulator. The final decision was published today by Ofgem…
Solar Powered Railways
Industrial areas are often cited as prime locations for solar panels, such as the rooftops of warehouses. A Swiss company is experimenting with solar in a new, and perhaps unexpected, industrial location – railway tracks. Figure 1: Sunlight upon a railway. Leading the Sun-Way Sun-Ways, a small startup founded…
Luton Airport Expansion Approved
On the 3rd April 2025, the UK Government approved significant expansion plans for London Luton Airport, allowing passenger capacity to increase from 18 million to 32 million per annum . The decision by the Secretary of State, which overrules the recommendation for refusal by the Examining Authority, sets the stage…
Celebrating Pager Power’s Pets on National Pet Day 2025
According to UK Pet Food (formerly the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association), 3.2 million UK households have welcomed a pet since 2020. Research consistently shows that pet interactions can positively impact human health and well-being, mainly through the attachment and companionship they offer . Below are some photographs of the pets…
Glare Impact Closes Schiphol Runway
Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam is one of the world’s busiest airports Schiphol Runway Closure However, in March of this year they had to close one of their runways due to…
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