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One for solar football fans...
Sunderland AFC in the North East has revealed it's developing a wide-reaching sustainability strategy which includes a 40MW solar farm at it's Academy of Light training facility, and a potential canopy solution for it's Stadium grounds. The championship club is reportedly preparing applications for planning permission and grid connections.
A 10-year PPA has been signed between Iceland Foods in the UK and Octopus Energy Generation. Power generated from a 67MW Breach solar farm in Cambridge, owned by of Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust.
The deal is expected to provide 64GWh of solar generation to around 120 Iceland Foods stores - approximately 14% of the food retailers energy consumption.
Not strictly a solar or storage story, but our recent coverage about Octopus Energy's Flux tariff proved to be very popular we thought we'd also share this related news.
Ovo Energy has announced it's 'smart charging electric vehicle plan/bolt-on" is now available to the majority of it's retail customers. The Kaluza-powered intelligent tariff provides a flat rate of 10p per kWh for EV charging at home, which OVO suggests could save customers £350 per year. To access the easy add-on, customers simply need to connect their EV or charger with their OVO Energy account, and opt-in to smart charging. EV owners can use a mobile app to input when they need their car charged by and Kaluza’s technology then automatically charges the EV at the greenest times of the day, granting peace of mind to eco-conscious EV owners. On the solar front, there's smart compatibility currently limited to Indra smart pro chargers for solar home owners - but the energy firm is testing more to add.
More on the dedicated OVO page: Charge Anytime EV add-on | OVO Energy
Photo credits: Iceland Foods and Sunderland AFC
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