After a transformational 2021 for UK solar, Solar Media’s head of market research Finlay Colville reveals that the UK’s solar pipeline now stands at a staggering 37GW, and explores the reasons behind such meteoric growth.
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund is targeting a market share of c.25% to 30% in the UK and Ireland in 2022 following an increase in earnings over 2021.
European investor Catalyst Capital has acquired a site in Yorkshire for the development of a 100MW battery facility as part of its £300 million battery storage strategy.
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has taken its first step into the Spanish market with a co-investment transaction for a 25% stake in a 50MW project under construction in Cádiz.
Public Power Solutions (PPS), Hive Energy and Ethical Power have entered into a co-development agreement, targeting 250MW of solar and storage over the next three years.
The Solar Skills London project, which provides funding for training in solar PV, energy storage and low carbon technologies, has extended the deadline for applications.
To date, there have been 1,623 installations of solar PV through the Local Authority Delivery of the Green Homes Grant, a significant rise on previously reported figures.
Israel’s Nofar Energy is to pursue the development of UK battery energy storage systems (BESS) in a new joint venture (JV) with investment group Interland.
The last year is unlikely to be one the solar and energy storage industries will forget in a hurry but, just in case anything from the last 12 months has slipped your mind, the Solar Media Podcast has recapped the biggest news of 2021.
