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Energy secretary Ed Miliband has announced the first project that his publicly owned energy company, Great British Energy, will undertake.

The UK government will publish its flexibility road map later this year, setting a precedent for the rollout of long-duration energy storage (LDES).

Scottish ministers have approved a 456MW battery energy storage system (BESS) to be developed by a Gresham House subsidiary.

Solar Media Market Research analyst Josh Cornes talks through the months since the government’s Clean Power 2030 Action Plan was published, addressing how grid connection queue reforms and the 2030 deadline have impacted the UK’s solar development pipeline. 

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has announced the close of debt financing for the Cleve Hill solar and battery storage project.

Asset investment manager AlphaReal has acquired five solar energy projects across the UK in transactions worth over £160 million.

Solar developer and independent power producer AMPYR Solar Europe (ASE) has chosen GridBeyond to manage its 7.5MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Northwold, Norfolk.

Finnish renewables investor Korkia has announced the sale of one of its development subsidiaries’ projects to a fund managed by NextEnergy Capital, NextPower UK.

To reach the solar capacity targeted in the government’s clean power and net zero plans, deployment will have to rapidly scale up and, with it, the workforce.

NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has announced that its private fund focused on new-build UK solar, NextPower UK ESG (NPUK) has raised £733 million at its final fundraising close, almost 50% over target.