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Reuters
11 hours ago
- Business
- Reuters
UK government gives go-ahead for BayWa solar project
LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - The British government has given development consent to a 140 megawatt (MW) solar farm in South Derbyshire in England, the UK's Planning Inspectorate said on Thursday. The Oaklands Farm solar park, which is being developed by renewable energy developer BayWa ( opens new tab, will also have up to 37.5 MW of battery storage capacity. The project will generate enough renewable power to supply around 35,000 homes, BayWa said in a separate release. Construction, which is expected to cost around 80 million pounds ($107 million), will start in 2026. ($1 = 0.7449 pounds)
BBC News
09-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Battery warning after bin lorry catches fire in Derbyshire
A bin lorry in Derbyshire burst into flames after the battery in a discarded laptop caught on fire.A crew member spotted flames in the rear of the truck as it collected rubbish in Grangewood, Netherseal, at about 09:50 BST on from Swadlincote wearing breathing equipment used a hose reel jet to put out the fire, the fire service Derbyshire District Council has appealed to residents not to throw anything containing lithium batteries into their black bins. A council spokesperson said: "Luckily one of our loaders spotted the flames early and so no members of our crew were injured."Can we ask that you never dispose of anything containing a lithium battery in the general waste."A number of bin collections were missed as a result of the in Netherseal as well as Swadlincote, Overseal, Lullington, Rosliston, Coton-in-the-Elms and Drakelow should leave their bins on the kerbside to be collected.
