The German energy group RWE will develop and build a 600 MW solar project located near Thorne, between the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire counties in northern England (United Kingdom). The Tween Bridge solar park will be located next to RWE’s existing Tween Bridge onshore wind park (44 MW), meaning that no additional power lines or network infrastructure would be required. The project also includes the development of battery storage capacity on the site. RWE is also planning to hold informal consultation about the project with local communities during the spring of 2023. The solar project, which recently secured a capacity agreement with UK’s National Grid, is expected to be operational by 2029.
In the UK, RWE also operates the 857 MW Triton Knoll offshore wind park (off Lincolnshire) and is currently developing the up to 3 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind project.
At the end of 2021, solar represented 14% of the UK’s installed capacity with 13.7 GW and 4% of its power generation with 12.7 TWh. The UK currently has nearly 14 GW of solar projects under development. Offshore wind represented nearly 13% of the UK’s installed capacity with 12.7 GW in 2021.
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