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The UK government has given approval to offshore wind consortium Forewind for the development of Dogger Bank Teesside A&B, in addition to the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck A&B. Both consented developments have a proposed installed capacityof 2.4GW,making themtheequal largest renewable energy applications to be approved in the UK, and together at 4.8GW are believed to be the world's biggest planned offshore wind scheme. The Forewind consortium of RWE, SSE, Statkraft and Statoil has ceased work on its remaining development consent applications for the vast Dogger Bank area to focus efforts on the four areas with consent. The company commented: "These four Dogger Bank projects are a huge commitment and will require significant resources and attention from the owner companies to progress to the next stages. Together their capacity is almost equal to the total of all the offshore wind farms currently in operation in the UK.” The discontinued phase, known as Dogger Bank Teesside C&D, has been removed from Forewind's portfolio and the rights to develop that area of seabed, along with the remainder of the Dogger Bank Zone, have been returned to The Crown Estate. Dogger Bank go ahead

Up on the roof

EvoEnergy will install a 3.8MW solar array at the Telford, UK, distribution center of workplace supplies provider Lyreco. The 23,000m 2 installation will be among the largest rooftop installations in the country and, with almost 14,000 PV panels, will become one of only five projects to exceed 3.2MWh output each year. Thearray is projected to save£50,000ayear in energy costs, as well as mitigating the environmental impact of the distribution center and Lyreco's delivery vehicle fleet. Addison Energy Ltd, a company fundedby Guinness Asset Management's EIS service, will own and operate the installation as part of a 20-year power purchase agreement. “We are pleased to be investing in one of the largest commercial rooftop solar installations in the UK that will be built by our long-term EPC partner, EvoEnergy, and will enable industry leader Lyreco to realize its environmental ambitions,” said Malcolm King, investment manager for Guinness Asset Management.

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