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Distribution System Operator (DSO) ESB Networks yesterday (26 February) confirmed it has connected 1GW of solar photovoltaics (PV) to Ireland’s electricity network.

According to new data sourced by CBI Economics, the UK’s net zero economy grew by 9% in 2023, with solar energy developed in deprived areas as a key contributor.

Highfield Solar has reached financial close on a €65 million (£56 million) project financing debt facility for a 93MWp solar plant in Ireland.

Speaking at this year’s Energy Storage Summit EU, Semih Oztreves, director of network infrastructure at battery energy storage system (BESS) developer-operator Zenobē identified that the “sweet spot” for a UK BESS project lays “somewhere probably between 200-500MW.”

New data from Aurora Energy Research has estimated a sevenfold increase in large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity across Europe.

Energy supplier EDF today (22 February) confirmed the acquisition of the Chorley-based solar panel and battery installer Contact Solar.

The “world’s largest vertical farm”, owned by Jones Food Company, has installed solar PV panels with a system size of 710kWp.

Harmony Energy successfully bid six battery energy storage system projects in the latest T-1 Capacity Market auction for delivery years 2024/25, increasing its revenue for this period to £3.2 million.

The Energy Storage Summit EU 2024 heard praise for the UK BESS industry’s approach to “perhaps the most complex energy asset to optimise” from a market perspective.

BESS were awarded 655.16MW in the T-1 Capacity Market Auction for delivery year 2024/25 which cleared yesterday (20 February) at £35.79/kW/year.