JBM to build subsidy-free 50MW solar-plus-storage site
JBM Solar Projects is to build a new 50MW solar farm with battery storage at a site near Swindon.
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High RESS strike prices down to connection costs and PPA length
High grid connection costs resulted in a solar strike price in Ireland’s first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) auction “significantly higher than anywhere else in Europe” according to the Irish Solar Energy Association (ISEA).
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Ireland’s 800MW of subsidised solar sites controlled by just 20 project developers
Solar Media's Lauren Cook takes a closer look at the results of Ireland's RESS, identifying who the big winners are and what types of projects were successful.
Trade bodies call for business rates relief and VAT discount reinstatement to boost industry
UK energy trade bodies – including the Solar Trade Association and Regen – are calling on the Treasury to implement tax relief for clean energy technologies.
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New solar company sets sights on 49.5MW site in Yorkshire
Ritchie Bland Energy Limited and Harmony Energy have set their sights on a new 49.5MW solar site in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire.
UK’s largest council-owned battery storage site further expanded to 30MW
The UK's largest council-owned battery storage site, the 30MW Fideoak Mill site, is now fully operational.
Sunamp raises £4.5m to fund overseas expansion
Thermal energy storage firm Sunamp has raised £4.5 million in Series A funding to help support its international expansion.
Statkraft comes out on top in RESS with 276MWp as other winners unveiled
Norwegian state-owned power giant Statkraft has scooped up the largest contract in Ireland’s first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS), with two solar farms totaling 276MWp coming out successful alongside 57MW of onshore wind.
Riding Sunbeams wins £2.5m from government’s Getting Building Fund
The Riding Sunbeams project has won a further £2.5 million of funding to develop solar power for railways.
Scottish Water completes Fife reservoir solar site as it targets net zero by 2040
Scottish Water has continued its push to decarbonise its operations, with the completion of a new solar PV system.
Anesco hands off subsidy-free Clayhill to GRIDSERVE in ‘multi-million’ pound deal
Anesco has sold on its subsidy-free Clayhill solar farm to GRIDSERVE in a “major step” towards becoming a service provider over asset owner.
Solar smashes expectations as it takes home whopping 796MW in RESS auction
Solar has superseded expectations as it scoops up 796MW in Ireland’s first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) auction.
Bringing solar O&M out of the shadows
Clir Renewables' CEO Gareth Brown explores how solar O&M has been overlooked previously, and how artificial intelligence could make all the difference now.
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust unveils NAV of £341.5m as it moves into France
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has published its net asset value (NAV) as of 30 June 2020 as it unveils French acquistions.
Sonnen partners Jumptech to improve customer experience
Battery storage company sonnen has partnered with Jumptech, with its Connect platform set to help streamline installation.
Subsidy-free Aura Power solar farm takes step forward
A subsidy-free solar farm with a rated capacity of up to 49.9MWp is moving forwards in north Devon.