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: Battery Energy Storage
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.
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.
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VPPs can reduce electricity demand during peak times by 25%, finds Northern Powergrid trial
Battery systems could allow 25% more renewable electricity to be used during peak times, Northern Powergrid has found in its Distributed Storage and Solar Study.
Zenobe partners with United Utilities for ‘largest’ battery in the water industry
Zenobe Energy is set to install what is being lauded as the UK water industry's largest battery system to date, at United Utilities' wastewater treatment plant in Preston.
Pivot Power seals the deal with Wärtsilä for 100MW of storage
Pivot Power has signed a contract with technology group Wärtsilä for 100MW of storage across two sites.
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.
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.
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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.
Gresham House acquires 50MW battery storage duo bringing it closer to 150MW target
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has acquired two battery storage facilities from VLC Energy for £29.2 million.
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.
14.7MW community-owned solar farm seals £16.3m financing package
A 14.7MW community-owned solar farm in Warwickshire has clinched a new refinancing package from ethical banking firm Triodos and Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC).
Somerset Council-owned battery to be boosted to 30MW
A 25MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Somerset will see an additional 5MW, taking it to its maximum capacity.
BEIS unveils ‘significant’ changes to planning regulations for energy storage
The government is set to remove a significant barrier to utility-scale storage sites, proposing changes to planning regulations to allow projects over 50MW to proceed without government approval.
Storage exports jump 600% as solar sees ‘exponential’ increase, new figures show
Exports of solar PV and battery storage to GB distribution networks have seen a “exponential” increase, according to new data from ElectraLink and the Renewable Energy Association (REA).
Gresham House falls short in £41.6 million energy storage fund raise
Gresham House has raised £41.6 million through a new share placing to fund both its existing pipeline and a new pipeline of operational and new build assets, falling short of the £58 million it originally targeted.
Gore Street secures sovereign wealth fund backing for 60MW Republic of Ireland storage duo
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has received a £9.5 million boost for two storage projects recently awarded contracts in the DS3 flexibility market.
MCS consults on new battery storage certification scheme
The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has launched a consultation on its new certification for battery energy storage systems.
‘Huge interest’ in Ireland’s new solar and storage grant scheme as installers look to sign up
There has been “huge interest” from homeowners seeking to take part in Ireland’s pilot micro-generation grant scheme within the first day according to the scheme’s administrator, which has just 15 installers so far approved to deliver the scheme.
RO accreditation retained by Anesco after adding storage to solar farms
Ofgem has made a “game changer” decision for UK energy storage by confirming that solar farms are able to retain accreditation under the Renewables Obligation (RO) when supplying electricity to batteries.
STA points to ‘obvious flaws’ in battery degradation study
The Solar Trade Association (STA) has refuted claims made in a recent report that a residential solar array in combination with an energy storage system was not “economically viable”, calling it flawed and lacking in detail.
South Derbyshire Council approves 40MW ‘Energy Barn’ for Green Hedge
Green Hedge, a UK renewable energy developer that has diversified into battery energy storage systems, has had an application for a 40MW project approved by local authorities in Derbyshire.
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Energy storage and the UK industrial strategy: what’s next?
When Theresa May announced there would be a general election on 8 June, you could forgive the public a weary sigh at the thought of a third trip to the ballot box in as many years. And you could forgive those of us in the battery storage sector for wondering whether an election campaign might slow the industry’s momentum.