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The Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) continues to set the leading standard for transforming the solar value chain and it has just published its Supply Chain Traceability Standard.   Low Carbon is a long-standing member of the Solar Stewardship Initiative and Justin Thesiger, our Managing Director of Global Supply Chain, is Co-Chair of the Traceability Working Group. Justin Thesiger is one of the signatories of the Supply Chain Traceability Standard alongside Guido Agostinelli, Co-Chair of the Traceability Working Group IFC - International Finance Corporation, Máté Heisz, Chair of the SSI Board, SolarPower Europe, and Alexia Ruvoletto, Head of the SSI Secretariat. “The SSI Supply Chain Traceability Standard sets best-practice in motion. Low Carbon works hard to enhance transparency and build trust among stakeholders — regulators, policymakers, and consumers alike — and solidify solar energy’s leadership in sustainability,” explained Justin Thesiger. “This ‘living document’ raises the bar and will continue to transform accountability across the solar value chain.”   This new Standard establishes a robust framework for tracking materials, like silicon, throughout the solar supply chain – from quartzite mining all the way to solar module production. It enables an unbroken Chain of Custody, providing transparency and guaranteeing the integrity of certified solar materials. Read it in full: https://lnkd.in/eM7wty7v   The Solar Stewardship Initiative and its members are unwavering in their commitment to responsible practices in the solar value chain. Low Carbon fully encourages a responsible, transparent, and sustainable solar value chain in order to deliver clean energy.   Low Carbon is on a mission. Together, we will power tomorrow. #Solar #SupplyChain #PoweringTomorrow

Low Carbon builds solar farms that support agriculture with steady incomes, food security, and biodiversity gains. Solar Energy UK featured Low Carbon in their film “Empowering Farmers with Solar Energy”. View the film: https://lnkd.in/exMdfr37 Fox Covert Solar Farm was one of the first solar farms that we connected as an Independent Power Producer and it has led the way in our ability to scale renewable energy with new solar farms, wind farms and battery storage sites coming online or in development in the UK and internationally. You watch more on Fox Covert Solar Farm and our mission to invest for the long-term benefit of people and the planet here: https://lnkd.in/eZcZMqnR We can work together to build a completely renewable energy system that will be a profound legacy for the generations that follow us. Low Carbon is on a mission. Together, we will power tomorrow. #Solar #Agriculture #Energy #PoweringTomorrow

Low Carbon plays an important role as an Official Nominator for The Earthshot Prize .   Since the very first Earthshot Prize, Low Carbon has proudly put forward solutions for the most prestigious global environment prize in history, aiming to find new solutions to the world’s biggest environmental problems.   For the 2025 Earthshot Prize, Low Carbon has put forward a diverse group of nominees, all presenting solutions in the face our greatest challenge: to regenerate the place we all call home within the next ten years.   Read more about our nominees: Zeelo - a Clean Our Air Earthshot by a TransitTech company looking to revolutionise sustainable transportation to provide highly efficient, sustainable and affordable transportation programs. Ocean Ecostructures - Revive Our Oceans Earthshot offering nature-based multi-technological solutions to restore and protect marine ecosystems in degraded areas impacted by human activities. Steamology - Fix Our Climate Earthshot delivering scalable and modular solutions for industrial steam heat and power, embracing the hydrogen and circular economies, eliminating emissions, replacing fossil fuels and fossil fuel engines. Elementium Materials, Inc. - Fix Our Climate Earthshot with Next Generation Batteries that provide affordable, high-energy, long-lasting batteries poised to disrupt the transportation sector with low-cost, high-performance EVs. ClimateReBuild by Automated Architecture (AUAR) - Fix Our Climate Earthshot building a global network of robotic micro-factories with the mission to make sustainable timber housing accessible on a massive scale, at low cost. Clean OilCell by Clean Food Group - Fix Our Climate Earthshot with a go to market oil is an alternative to Palm Oil which delivers a 90% reduction in GHGs vs traditional palm oil and can be produced locally Automated energy performance certificates & retrofits’ marketplace for buildings by Bhagotra Innovations incl ProtectBox - as a Fix Our Climate Earthshot.   Low Carbon is one of the 400 hugely experienced Official Nominators worldwide helping to find impactful solutions to our Earthshots. We will be welcoming submissions again in 2025: https://lnkd.in/e7FjsaWq   Low Carbon is on mission.    Together, we will power tomorrow #Earthshot #Climate #Solutions

Low Carbon has reached a significant achievement with our solar portfolio in the Netherlands. Our four new Dutch solar farms are now fully operational with a combined capacity of 53MW. Read more detail: https://lnkd.in/e85wZ2Jq The new projects include: Ter Apel (26.7 MW) – Province of Groningen Overijssel (7.4 MW) – Province of Overijssel Wijk bij Duurstede (10.3 MW and 8.7 MW) – Province of Utrecht   Together these Low Carbon sites are capable of powering more than 20,000 homes annually while avoiding an estimated 13,000 tonnes of CO2e emissions each year. “We are delighted to see our first solar projects in the Netherlands enter commercial operations, which is a landmark moment in Low Carbon’s journey as an independent power producer and reinforces our capability to deliver renewable energy projects at scale in different markets,” said Steven Hughes, Low Carbon’s Managing Director of Portfolio Management. To deliver each project, Low Carbon worked closely with its partner BELECTRIC GmbH, one of Europe’s leading providers of engineering. “Our partnership with BELECTRIC has been core to successfully delivering these projects as we look to create as much large-scale renewable energy as possible. We look forward to bringing more new capacity online in the coming months as we ramp up our efforts in the fight against climate change,” added Steven Hughes. Low Carbon is on a mission. Together, we will power tomorrow. #Solar #Renewables #Netherlands #PoweringTomorrow

Low Carbon has received our 2024 UN Principles for Responsible Investment Assessment Report. We are pleased to score 4/5 across all in all categories – a result that reflects Low Carbon’s dedication to integrate ESG consideration all aspects of our investments.   We hold ourselves accountable while we make a defining contribution to the historic effort to move the world to 100% renewable energy.   These scores from the UN PRI show that we are working for the long-term benefit of people and the planet. Read the Low Carbon UN PRI Transparency Report in more detail: https://lnkd.in/eJdHYSUv   The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment is the world’s leading proponent of responsible investment.   Alongside our certification through B Lab UK as a B Corp, our UN PRI achievement highlights Low Carbon’s commitment to sustainably deliver renewable energy to communities, customers and investor partners.   Low Carbon is on a mission.   Together, we will power tomorrow. #ESG #UNPRI #Sustainability #Investment

Solar farms are essential to our energy mix and energy security, and they can play a key role in reversing biodiversity decline.   On the Nature and Biodiversity thematic day at COP29 Azerbaijan, Low Carbon would like to highlight how solar farms managed for nature can boost biodiversity, as evidenced by a growing body of research.   Low Carbon is working with universities to study the impact of solar farms on biodiversity and contribute to this evidence base.   Through our longstanding partnership with Lancaster University, researcher Hollie Blaydes is using a combination of traditional and new monitoring techniques to assess invertebrate biodiversity at WeSET’s Westmill Solar Farm. The solar farm, developed by Low Carbon, is believed to be the first and the world’s largest cooperatively run, community-owned solar farm.   The study, which is in collaboration with UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), using two novel technologies that collect data around around-the-clock. Pollys, developed by AgriSound, use acoustics to measure bee activity and Automated Monitoring of Insects (AMI) traps, developed by UKCEH, use artificial intelligence to provide insights into moth activity and the number of species present on site.   The study has been directly comparing biodiversity and activity in the areas between and under solar panels with similar adjacent areas of farmland and grassland, using these new technologies alongside traditional transect walks. Now that data gathering is complete, the data analysis is underway and Low Carbon will share full analysis of the findings.   Low Carbon will use this research in our development of new sites, to ensure that our solar farms enhance biodiversity. We work hard to locate, design, and manage our solar farms in a nature-friendly way.   Low Carbon is on a mission. Together, we will power tomorrow. #Biodiversity #Nature #Solar #COP29 #PoweringTomorrow

Low Carbon is pleased to be progressing development plans for Glen Lednock Wind Farm in Perthshire, Scotland. The new 138MW onshore wind farm is expected to bring significant social and economic benefits to the region’s communities and businesses - together estimated to be worth around £50 million. The wind farm is part of an innovative wider strategy for Invergeldie by estate owners, Oxygen Conservation, that includes native woodland tree planting, restoration of peatland and wetland areas, and the reintroduction of lost species. “Today, we have an opportunity to harness low-cost wind power to deliver clean, renewable energy as part of a wider innovative biodiversity strategy for the Invergeldie estate. At the same time, it has the potential to deliver a major multi-million-pound package of social and economic benefits for local communities and businesses across the Perth and Kinross region,” explained Craig Cunningham, Low Carbon Senior Project Development Manager. Read more: https://lnkd.in/emAGPs-J It is estimated the Glen Lednock Wind Farm could power the equivalent of more than 100,000 homes per year, while avoiding more than the equivalent of 110,000 tonnes of carbon emissions. Low Carbon is on a mission. Together, we will power tomorrow. #OnshoreWind #Renewables #LowCarbon #PoweringTomorrow

Low Carbon is pleased to confirm plans to develop a new 500MW renewable energy park in Kent. South Kent Energy Park will be a new solar and energy storage park, which will power the equivalent of more than 140,000 homes – approximately 20% of Kent’s households – every year. The approximately 600-hectare site is located near the village of Old Romney within the Folkestone and Hythe District. “We are pleased to announce our plans for South Kent Energy Park, which once built will play a crucial role in providing a clean, secure, and affordable source of energy generation in support of the UK’s decarbonisation targets,” said James Hartley-Bond, Project Development Director at Low Carbon. “In delivering South Kent Energy Park, we want to give the local community the opportunity to collaborate with us and shape the project from an early stage of the design process.” Today is the start of Low Carbon’s first phase of community outreach, with local residents and businesses invited to attend one of the in-person or online events planned to take place over the coming weeks. Read more about the announcement: https://lnkd.in/es9EcdZe Due to its size and energy contribution, South Kent Energy Park is classified as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project. It will require an application for development consent to be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate, with the consent determined by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband.  Earlier this year, Low Carbon was granted development consent for Gate Burton Energy Park – another Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project – which once built will provide enough solar capacity to power approximately 160,000 homes with clean energy.   Low Carbon is on a mission. Together, we will power tomorrow. #Renewables #Solar #BESS #PoweringTomorrow

It is a privilege to be an Official Nominator for The Earthshot Prize. Congratulations to this year’s winners: Keep IT Cool | Deliver while still fresh - Build a Waste-Free World. Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) - to Clean Our Air. Advanced Thermovoltaic Systems - Fix Our Climate. High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People - Revive Our Oceans. Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative - Protect and Restore Nature. As an official nominator of The Earthshot Prize, Low Carbon is on the search for innovative solutions to the five Earthshot challenges. Anyone with a solution that has the potential for global impact can apply through Low Carbon: https://lnkd.in/eTCAKH2g Put your solution forward to be considered as a nomination for The Earthshot Prize 2025. Low Carbon is on a mission. Together, we will power tomorrow.

Low Carbon has further underlined our position as a leading company in the European battery storage market. We have collaborated with SSE Renewables to deliver the fully consented Thornsberry battery storage asset - a 120MW BESS project. “This announcement demonstrates our expertise of delivering high-quality investable assets to the market, meanwhile playing an important role in supporting our future growth as we aim to build 20 GW of new renewable energy,” said Roy Bedlow, Founder and Chief Executive of Low Carbon. This project will play a vital role in supporting Ireland’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions by delivering more renewables to the grid. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/db8YznDJ “The addition of this grid-scale project can make an important contribution to the delivery of SSE’s fully funded five-year Net Zero Acceleration Programme, while also advancing the diversity of the technologies in our portfolio,” said Heather Donald , Director of Onshore Wind, Solar and Battery – UK and Ireland, SSE Renewables. Low Carbon was one of the first movers to develop, build and operate battery storage and solar in the Irish renewables market - having provided approximately 20% of the country’s operational storage capacity. Low Carbon is on a mission. Together, we will power tomorrow. #BESS #Renewables #PoweringTomorrow