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SSEN Wins £600,000 From Ofgem's Sif for Solar and BESS

SSEN wins £600,000 from Ofgem’s SIF for four new projects. Image: SSENScottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has won £600,000 from …

Solar Power Plant

Foresight Solar Fund Exports 1,094GWH of Electricity to the Grid in 2023

Foresight Solar expects to bring its 50MW Sandridge BESS project online in 2024. Image: Foresight.Solar and battery storage investment firm Foresight Solar Fund…

Energy Storage Project

Developer Natpower Claims 60GWH UK BESS Plans

The UK already has around 4GW of BESS online, including this recently-commissioned 50MW/100MWh BESS project in Birmingham, UK. Image: EDF Renewables.Developer N…

Solar Panel

Hive Energy Secures £19 Million Bank Guarantee From Santander for Solar and BESS Pipeline

Hive Energy will also use the bank guarantee facility to bolster its green hydrogen pipeline. Image: Hive Energy.Hive Energy yesterday (5 March) secured a new &…

Energy Storage Project

Cleve Hill's Battery Storage Application Refused by Swale Council

The Cleve Hill Solar Park will have a capacity of 373MW. Image: Quinbrook.A local planning committee for Swale Borough Council has refused an application to ins…

Energy Storage Project

Masdar Arlington, RPC Progress 112MW of BESS Projects in the UK

A render of a battery storage project from Masdar Arlington Energy. Image: Masdar Arlington Energy.The UK’s battery energy storage systems (BESS) pipeline…

Energy Storage Project

UK Set to Lead Europe in Bess Boom, Says Bloomberg

Bloomberg forecasted a burst of activity in large-scale BESS across Europe. Image: Shell Energy Europe.An article published by Bloomberg on Monday (19 February)…

Energy Storage Project

UK BESS Project 'Sweet Spot' Between 200-500MW, Energy Storage Summit EU Hears

Project size, revenue streams and grid connection were some areas covered by the panellists. Image: Solar Media.Speaking at this year’s Energy Storage Sum…

Solar Power Plant

EDF Acquires Solar and Battery Installer Contact Solar

EDF aims to build a ‘whole house’ net zero offering combining solar, battery energy storage systems (BESS), electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints and h…

Energy Storage Project

Battery Storage Awarded 655MW in T-1 2024/25 Capacity Market Auction Clearing at £35/KW/Year

Georgina Morris (DESNZ) speaking on Day Two of the Energy Storage Summit 2024, alongside Louise Dalton (CMS), Tom Palmer (Zenobe), Lewis Heather (Baringa Partne…

Energy Storage System

Statkraft Granted Planning Permission for Ayrshire 50MW BESS

Statkraft has been granted planning permission for its fifth Greener Grid Park. Image: StatkraftNorwegian state-owned power company Statkraft has been granted p…

Energy Storage Project

EKU Energy Begins Construction of 130MWH BESS Projects

A rendering of a Eku Energy BESS site using NHOA’s assets. Image: Eku Energy.Global energy storage developer Eku Energy has started constructing two UK ba…

Energy Storage Project

CleanCo commences construction on $330M BESS

Construction has commenced on a $330 million battery project in Swanbank, Queensland, to be delivered by publicly owned CleanCo in partnership with Tesla and Yu…

Energy Storage Project

EKU Energy Turns Sod on 130 Mwh of UK Battery Systems

Eku Energy, the UK battery platform of Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG), has launched the construction of two battery energy storage systems (BESS…

Energy Storage Project

ACL Energy Announces Joint Venture to Build BESS Projects

ACL Energy, a Milan-based battery energy storage developer, announced a joint venture partnership with energy storage business BW ESS and Penso Power, a develop…