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Pulse Clean Energy activates 42MW West Manchester BESS

March 25, 2025
Pulse Clean Energy announced that it has activated a 42MW/100MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Cheshire.
The investor, which specialises in onsite sustainable energy solutions is backed by capital from AGP Sustainable Real Assets. Image: AMPYR Distributed Energy.

AMPYR Distributed Energy to match GB Energy’s rooftop solar PV investment

March 25, 2025
Great British Energy could fulfil the government’s ambition to be a catalyst for private sector investment as AMPYR Distributed Energy pledges to match its £180 million for public sector solar PV.
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Solar Energy UK: ‘Clear shift’ towards support for solar

March 24, 2025
New research commissioned by Solar Energy UK has shown that 77% of the UK public supports solar development in their local area.
At the beginning of 2024, the firm completed the largest ever operational ground-mounted solar transaction in the UK, taking on a 513.3MWp portfolio from Toucan Energy. Image: Pixabay.

Schroders Greencoat UK portfolio hits 2GW operational ground-mount solar

March 24, 2025
Schroders Greencoat, the renewables manager arm of Schroders Capital, has surpassed 2GW of operational ground-mount solar capacity in the UK.
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British Solar Renewables acquires Little Crow solar-plus-storage NSIP

March 21, 2025
British Solar Renewables (BSR) has announced that it has acquired the Little Crow solar and storage project from INRG.
Local authorities and community energy groups will be supported by about £12 million to build clean energy projects. Image: Ed Miliband via X.

Great British Energy’s ‘first major project’ sees £200 million government investment into rooftop solar

March 21, 2025
Energy secretary Ed Miliband has announced the first project that his publicly owned energy company, Great British Energy, will undertake.
In his keynote address, Stone laid out the role of storage in the government’s clean power plans. Image: Solar Media.

VIDEO: Government focused on LDES deployment

March 20, 2025
The UK government will publish its flexibility road map later this year, setting a precedent for the rollout of long-duration energy storage (LDES).
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SSE and Gilkes Energy submit plans for pumped hydro storage project

March 20, 2025
SSE Renewables and Gilkes energy have submitted a planning consent application to Scottish Ministers for a proposed Pumped Storage Hydro (PSH) project.
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Zenobē lands financing for 400MW Eccles project

March 19, 2025
Battery energy storage system (BESS) firm Zenobē has announced that it has successfully financed its Eccles BESS project in Scotland,  in one of the biggest finance rounds in European history.
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Constantine Energy Storage secures £180 million financing for BESS portfolio

March 18, 2025
Constantine Energy Storage has landed a £180 million financing deal with a multi-national banking consortium for a 612MW battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio.

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