Jamie Brown MEng MIET is the founder of ANO Insights, a due diligence platform providing a comprehensive view of the UK’s operational solar fleet.
With thousands of operational solar assets across the UK, the opportunity to acquire, repower and optimise existing sites is growing. ANO Insights combines more than 100 datasets across generation, planning, grid, ownership and financials to instantly assess and value individual solar assets.
Jamie’s career spans engineering, strategy consulting and renewable energy operations, including roles at Cummins Power Systems, OC&C Strategy Consultants, Joju Solar and Amberside Energy as Chief of Staff.
Greenfield solar development has become increasingly challenging. Grid constraints, limited substation headroom, planning delays and high premiums for Ready to Build projects are making it harder for developers to deploy capital and hit portfolio targets.
At the same time the UK has a large fleet of legacy operational solar farms. Some of these assets are underperforming, ageing and approaching the point where repowering could unlock significant additional value, at a far lower risk than developing new sites.
Could the next wave of growth in UK solar come not from finding new sites but from finding the right sites in the fleet we have already built?
This session explores the changing UK solar market and the growing opportunity for M&A, repowering and optimisation.