UK’s largest council-owned battery storage site further expanded to 30MW
The UK's largest council-owned battery storage site, the 30MW Fideoak Mill site, is now fully operational.
Articles tagged with: Energy Storage
Sunamp raises £4.5m to fund overseas expansion
Thermal energy storage firm Sunamp has raised £4.5 million in Series A funding to help support its international expansion.
Anesco hands off subsidy-free Clayhill to GRIDSERVE in ‘multi-million’ pound deal
Anesco has sold on its subsidy-free Clayhill solar farm to GRIDSERVE in a “major step” towards becoming a service provider over asset owner.
Gore street raises £23.7 million to pursue 150MW pipeline
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has raised £23.7 million through a new share placing.
Gresham House looks to raise £15m of debt financing
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund is aiming to raise £15 million to fund the acquisition of further additional battery storage projects.
Japan a ‘very interesting market’ for Gore Street as it becomes an ‘enabler’ of JXTG’s transition
London Stock Exchange-listed energy storage fund Gore Street has outlined how it sees Japan as a “very interesting market” following its investment from JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation.
120kWh Redflow zinc-bromine flow battery goes into operation at Swansea University
A 120kWh zinc-bromine flow battery storage system from Redflow has now been fully commissioned and is operating at Swansea University.
Gore Street makes 50MW acquisition following £2.9m JXTG investment
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has sealed the deal to acquire a 100% interest in a 50MW energy storage system in Scotland.
Bluefield broadens scope in bid to target ‘attractive opportunities’ of storage and other renewables
Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) is looking to diversify its portfolio, branching out into storage and other renewable technologies.
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Key energy storage stakeholders targeting multi-GW opportunities as UK&I markets primed for growth
Lauren Cook, analyst at Solar Media Market Research, analyses the current status of the UK and Ireland energy storage markets, detailing where there are similarities and differences in how the markets have developed, along with future opportunities.
Gravitricity to build £1 million demonstrator for gravity-based storage system
UK energy storage start-up Gravitricity is to build a 250kW demonstrator project in Scotland.
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‘We had certain pieces of the puzzle’: Matt Harper on the merger that led to Invinity Energy Systems
Solar Power Portal caught up with Matt Harper, Invinity's chief commercial officer, to discuss how the merger between Avalon and redT came about, what's on Invinity's to-do list and the unique challenges for flow batteries over other storage technologies.
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Ireland storage pipeline near 2.5GW, new report available from Solar Media
The pipeline of energy storage projects now established in the Republic of Ireland has reached 2.1GW, with an additional 330MW of projects located in Northern Ireland, according to the first release of the Solar Media’s new Republic of Ireland Storage Project Database Report.
Gresham House continues acquisition spree with 50MW Wickham battery
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has conditionally agreed to acquire a 50MW battery storage project.
RedT signs vanadium financing agreement with Bushveld as it gets go ahead for 2MW flow battery
RedT has received a provisional notice to manufacture 2MW of storage from Pivot Power, as it unveils a partnership with vanadium producer Bushveld Minerals.
Gresham House cites ‘growing confidence’ in storage, raising £31.2m in oversubscribed share placing
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has raised £31.2 million in an oversubscribed share placing, with funds to go towards a potential acquisition.
Anesco names ex-Centrica director Mark Futyan as new CEO
Anesco has named ex-Centrica director Mark Futyan as its new chief executive officer, replacing the outgoing Kevin Mouatt.
Sponsored Kickstart your success with commercial storage systems!
The demand for energy storage systems for commercial operations is rising at an incredible pace in the UK. Tesvolt will be paying a visit to Bristol and Glasgow to show electrical installers how they can break into this lucrative market.
MSP and KORE Power sign MoU to continue international expansion efforts
UK based Multi Source Power Technologies (MSP) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with US based energy storage company KORE Power.
Eaton and Enico partner to deploy an ‘all-in-one’ storage solution
Eaton and Enico have formed a partnership to help deploy the xStorage Container, a scalable, modular and fully integrated containerised energy storage solution.
Innogy takes battery storage to Ireland with 60MW install planned
Innogy is to construct its maiden battery storage facility in Ireland as it looks to continue the expansion of its battery storage business.
MCS reveals battery storage certification standard
The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has published its standard for the installation of battery energy storage systems.
Gresham pens deal with Habitat for 74MW of storage optimisation
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund is continuing its recent spate of optimisation deals, penning an agreement with Habitat Energy.
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#ESSummit2020: Pivot Power on scaling up storage and the need for revenue agility
Solar Power Portal speaks to Pivot Power's chief executive Matt Allen about how to expand from 49.9MW and how the 'hint is in the name' when it comes to revenue agility.
Gresham completes £32.8m acquisition of 49MW battery
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has completed its acquisition of the 49MW Red Scar battery.
Harmony Energy eyes second battery at Creyke Beck amidst sizeable subsidy-free solar pipeline
Harmony Energy, a developer of wind, solar and battery energy storage systems, has secured planning permission for a 49.5MW battery.
UK will need 1,400GWh of energy storage for future energy system, new modelling reveals
“Significantly” more electric and thermal storage will be needed for a low-cost 2050 energy system than previously thought.
Gresham House finalises 49MW battery buy, taking operational assets to 124MW
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has continued its flurry of activity with the acquisition of a 49MW battery storage project.
Highview Power unveils plans for 250MWh ‘Cryobattery’ in the UK
Energy storage start-up Highview Power is planning its maiden ‘Cryobattery’ installation, which could see Europe’s largest battery system installed in the North of England.
Gore Street switches on 9MW Port of Tilbury battery
Gore Street’s 9MW Port of Tilbury battery has been switched on, almost doubling the size of the energy storage fund’s operational asset base to 19MW.