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Octopus Energy has signed its first solar contract in Japan with Yotsuya Capital, as it continues to invest in the Japanese energy market.

Telecommunications company Vodafone has installed its first on-site solar panels at a mobile telephone exchange (MTX) network site in Gloucester.

UK battery storage developer Penso Power has won planning permission on appeal for a 100MW/250MWh battery storage project in Bramley, Hampshire.

Sustainable infrastructure investor, NTR, has announced the deployment of two battery energy storage systems in Co. Wexford, Ireland.

The Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction is now open for applications, with a £205 million budget available to support renewable energy projects.

Ethical Power Development Ltd, part of the Ethical Power Group, has acquired the development business of Public Power Solutions (PPS), including a pipeline of solar and energy storage projects with a potential capacity of over 250MW.

The UK Infrastructure Bank plans to invest up to £265 million in energy storage development in partnership with British Gas owner Centrica Plc.

Renewable energy company Low Carbon has announced plans to develop a 600MW energy park in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, which includes solar and energy storage.

The UK Government’s revised energy security strategy titled Powering Up Britain, published on ‘Green Day’ (30 March) has committed to a number of measures that it predicts will double the UK’s solar portfolio by 2050.

ENGIE has gained another 50MW battery storage site in Scotland from developers Hive Energy, EcoDev Group, Sirius Group, and Ethical Power.