George Heynes

Green energy company EDF Renewables UK has secured planning permission for three grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in recent weeks, totalling 221MW in capacity.

Varco Energy, a vehicle of Adaptogen Capital, announced it had chosen the largest battery energy storage system (BESS) provider globally, Fluence, to deliver a 57MW/137.5MWh asset near Liverpool.

Danish power company Ørsted has ventured into the UK solar market via a 740MW project in Nottinghamshire.

Battery storage company Varco Energy has partnered with GE Vernova to deliver a transmission-connected 57MW/138MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) south of Liverpool.

SSE Energy Solutions has confirmed it will develop what it states is a “major solar power project” at Teesside Airport with a potential capacity of 50MW.

Confirming reports made earlier this week, battery storage developer Zenobē has secured an investment of c.£600 million from investment firm KKR.

Solar in the UK continues to be a huge discussion point for the energy sector. Although barriers in its development and several bottlenecks still remain, particularly in policy, it is clear the solar industry is collectively pulling in the right direction.

Battery storage investment firm Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT) has confirmed the sale of its 99MW Rye Common asset.

System integrator Fluence is set to support Statkraft, a Norwegian state-owned power producer, in delivering a 50MW transmission system-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) in the UK.

EDF Renewables UK has been given the green light to develop a 114MW battery energy storage system (BESS) near Norwich.