Daylight Sunlight or Right to Light: What, When and How?
Daylight sunlight and Right to Light are two terms used within the sphere of planning and development that can be easily misunderstood, and with these issues becoming increasingly common due to increased urbanisation and taller buildings, it is important to know the differences between the two. This article has therefore…
Planning Process for State Significant Developments in New South Wales
Most coal-fired power stations in New South Wales (NSW) are scheduled to close in the next decade . Solar farms are needed to help meet the legislated emissions reduction targets listed under the Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Act 2023. Despite being a key part of the infrastructure required to…
Power to the People: The Rise of UK Community Solar
As the UK accelerates its move towards net-zero, ensuring reasonable localised access to renewable energy is critical. Community solar projects are playing a key role in addressing this challenge by offering clean energy solutions to households, schools and businesses that might otherwise be excluded from the solar energy market. Community…
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…
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