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Connected Energy's E-STOR second-life Battery Energy Storage system.

Second-life EV battery storage installed at Volvo charging hubs

March 22, 2024
Connected Energy’s 300kW second-life battery storage systems have been installed at two Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland charging workshops to help manage grid connection restraints.
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Oldham Council invites businesses to bid for £1.2 million solar farm

March 22, 2024
Oldham Council has invited businesses to tender a £1.2 million contract to deliver and maintain a major new solar farm in the area.
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Harmony Energy, FRV energise 99MW/198MWh BESS in Essex

March 22, 2024
The 99MW/198MWh Clay Tye battery energy storage system (BESS), a joint project between Harmony Energy and Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), has been set live.
Biodiverse Consulting will specifically support Queequeg in achieving the necessary biodiversity net gain for projects. Image: Solar Energy UK.

Solar farms can be ‘havens for biodiversity’, new study finds

March 21, 2024
A survey supported by Solar Energy UK has found that solar farms deliver significant biodiversity gains and have the potential to offer even more.
The BESS will be developed in the area outlined in red. Image: Statera Energy.

Statera secures planning consent for 1.7GWh Devon-based BESS

March 21, 2024
Statera Energy has secured planning consent for a 1,740MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) near Devon county capital, Exeter.
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Centrica signs PPA with Moog for roof-mounted solar

March 21, 2024
Energy company Centrica Business Solutions has completed a long-term solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with aerospace defence manufacturer Moog.
The new whitepaper is dubbed 'Tolls, floors and merchant models: Do higher risks mean higher returns for battery storage investors?' Image: GridBeyond.

GridBeyond: Investors are progressively embracing the potential of battery storage

March 20, 2024
GridBeyond has indicated that investors are progressively embracing the potential of battery storage while managing associated risks.
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New BESS project brings NESF’s total installed capacity to over 1GW

March 20, 2024
NextEnergy Solar Fund’s (NSIF) 50MW battery energy storage system (BESS) has gone live, bringing the developer’s total net installed capacity to 1,014MW.
Anesco's Clayhill solar farm. Image: Anesco.

49MW Northamptonshire solar farm refused planning permission

March 20, 2024
The secretary of state has refused planning permission for a 49MW solar farm to be situated in Northamptonshire.
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E.ON to deliver ‘UK’s largest’ solar project at Port of Liverpool

March 19, 2024
A new E.ON partnership will see the energy supplier deliver the “UK’s largest” solar project at the Port of Liverpool.

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