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The FHS will state that if developers cannot meet requirements to install rooftop solar PV coverage equivalent to 40% of a building’s floor area, a “reasonable amount” of coverage is still required. Image: Geograph via Wikimedia Commons.

Government to mandate rooftop solar for new builds

June 6, 2025
Ministers have confirmed the Future Homes Standard (FHS) will include provision that all new build properties have solar PV installed.
All of the sites are in the south of England and two are co-located with BESS. Image: Low Carbon.

TotalEnergies UK solar acquisition sites revealed

June 6, 2025
Earlier this week, TotalEnergies announced it had acquired a pipeline of eight solar projects from Low Carbon with a total capacity of 350MW, along with two battery storage projects totalling 85MW.
Wärtsilä BESS units at EDF's Bustleholme project. Image: Wärtsilä

EDF places orders with Wärtsilä for two more UK battery storage projects

June 6, 2025
EDF Renewables UK has contracted Finnish technology group Wärtsilä for two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.
In 2020, a fire at Ørsted’s first standalone grid-connected battery project in Liverpool (pictured, 2019) was reported. Image: Ørsted.

Parliamentary debate: National battery storage safety standard would ‘accelerate’ UK BESS deployment

June 5, 2025
A parliamentary debate today calls for regulatory reform to implement national safety standards for battery energy storage systems (BESS).
the tower of london in front of the thames in blue lighting

House of Lords: Government in danger of missing CP2030 target

June 5, 2025
The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has warned the UK government that without urgent action, the nation is in danger of missing its targets for grid decarbonisation by 2030.
UK-wide, only about 20% of schools have solar panels installed, but estimates cited by the UK government suggest that a typical school could save an average of £25,000 per year by installing the technology. Image: National Grid.

First schools benefit from GB Energy-backed solar PV

June 4, 2025
The first 11 schools to install rooftop solar PV funded by state-owned energy company Great British Energy are estimated to save £175,000 annually.
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EDF inks major solar PPAs with Network Rail, Aukera

June 3, 2025
Energy supplier EDF has signed two major solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Network Rail and Aukera.
The acquisition leaves Jamie Brimblecombe and Justin Leger as joint managing directors of Eden. Image: AMPYR Distributed Energy.

AMPYR Distributed Energy acquires Eden Sustainable

June 3, 2025
Investor AMPYR Distributed Energy (ADE) has acquired renewable energy solutions developer Eden Sustainable.
home energy storage batteries in a line

DESNZ: Over 22,000 domestic batteries installed in past year

June 2, 2025
The latest data from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has revealed that over 22,000 energy storage systems were installed on domestic properties in the UK in the past 12 months.
An illustration of the now-approved Rochdale BESS.

Balance Power clinches consent for 30MW Rochdale BESS

June 2, 2025
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Balance Power has announced it has successfully secured planning consent for a new BESS project in Greater Manchester.

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