Every little helps: Tesco, and EDF, will add another 5 MW to the U.K.’s solar capacity.
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From pv magazine France.
French utility EDF says its U.K. unit, EDF Renewables, has secured three renewable power purchase agreements (PPAs) from British supermarket Tesco.
The deals relate to 59 MW of renewable energy generation capacity EDF is deploying in the country – 17 rooftop PV installations in England and two onshore wind farms in Scotland.
The PPA for the solar projects is related to 5 MW of rooftop generation capacity and will hold for 20 years. EDF Renewables will install 15,000 PV modules on the roofs of 17 Tesco stores in England. With construction already under way, all the PV systems should be operational next year.
New wind capacity
Two other PPAs have been signed for wind projects in Scotland with a total generation capacity of 54 MW, for 15 years. The Burnfoot East wind farm, in the heart of the country, will be expanded by 10.8 MW and another 43 MW of capacity will be built, although no further details were given.
Jason Tarry, chief executive of Tesco U.K. and Republic of Ireland, said: “These contracts represent a major step in our move to use 100% renewable electricity by 2030.”
For EDF Renewables, the projects are part of the group’s CAP 2030 strategy, which aims to double its renewables capacity worldwide to 50 GW.
EDF is also developing a community solar project for a block of flats in Brixton, London, which will enable residents to trade solar power with each other on a peer-to-peer basis.
Source: pv magazine
