Balance Power and TagEnergy are set to capitalise on the growing interest surrounding energy storage with the firms having partnered to build, own and operate 500MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects across the UK.
Ireland’s national planning body An Bord Pleanàla has approved a £122 million (€140 million) proposed battery storage facility set to be developed by Strategic Power Projects at Dunnstown, County Kildare.
Lightrock Power has receivedplanning approval for its 33MW Whinfield Solar Farm in Durham from both Durham County Council and Darlington Borough Council.
Statkraft has unveiled its first UK-based green hydrogen project in Pembrokeshire, which will harness solar energy to generate the clean energy carrier.
greentech UK has been awarded IMS accreditation after successfully passing an independent audit for the provision of PV solar development, operations and maintenance.
The solar sector has hit back after reports emerged that environmental secretary Ranil Jayawardena is looking to redefine land categories to make the development of ground-mount assets harder.