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.
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Anesco appoints Mark Browning as new CFO
Anesco has appointed a new chief financial officer as it continues to shake up its top team.
Anesco appoints Alan Smallwood to drive new optimisation service
Anesco has appointed a new optimisation director, Alan Smallwood, as it continues to overhaul its management team.
Anesco energises 12MW subsidy-free Bumpers solar farm
Anesco has powered up a 12MW solar farm in Buckinghamshire following completion of the site.
UK solar heavyweights welcome ‘encouraging’ CfD return
Some of the UK’s solar stalwarts have welcomed the government’s consultation on allowing solar and onshore wind back into the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme.
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.
Exclusive: Anesco to overhaul management team as Shine, Mouatt to depart
Anesco is to overhaul its senior management team with executive chairman Steve Shine and chief executive Kevin Mouatt both set to leave the firm, Solar Power Portal can reveal.
Gresham targets subsidy-free solar with latest Anesco acquisition
Gresham House is targeting subsidy-free solar with the acquisition of the Bumpers solar farm from developer Anesco.
Anesco signs O&M contracts with Foresight and Alpha Real Renewables for 71MW
Anesco has signed new contracts to provide O&M services to ten sites, with a total capacity of 71MW, for Foresight Group and Alpha Real Renewables.
Anesco restructures debt to target new growth
Solar and battery storage developer Anesco has restructured its debt in a bid to realise further growth in 2020.
Sponsored Subsidy-free solar is coming of age
Subsidy-free solar energy has an important role to play in the decarbonisation of UK energy. Jim Higginbotham, MD for asset finance at Wyelands Bank, discusses how unsubsidised solar is coming to the fore in the UK.
UK battery storage fleet plays pivotal role in power cut response
Battery storage facilities played a pivotal role in responding to a transmission system stress event that caused power cuts and disruption in the UK last week.
Anesco launches consultancy arm to help projects navigate regulatory ‘minefield’
Anesco has launched a specialist consultancy arm, Anesco Consulting, for investors and commercial customers.
Anesco launches domestic solar-plus-storage offering
Anesco has targeted the UK’s domestic solar-plus-storage market with a new ‘at Home’ offering comprising a raft of clean energy technologies.
EDF and Anesco partner for ‘sector first’ storage floor price
Anesco has turned to EDF Energy to optimise its landmark Clayhill solar-plus-storage farm, including the provision of an “industry first” guaranteed floor price for storage.
Exclusive: Anesco completes internal restructure as 18 jobs are lost
Anesco has begun an internal restructure which will see several business units merged and as many as 18 jobs lost from the renewables firm, Solar Power Portal can reveal.
Shell partners Anesco for UK battery storage
Anesco and Shell’s New Energies division are to partner on a utility-scale battery storage project in Norfolk.
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In defence of Clayhill
Sarah Hitchcox, development and policy director at Anesco, sets the record straight over the developer’s famed Clayhill project – the UK’s first subsidy-free solar farm – and discusses the company’s vision for the future.
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Public to private: Does the latest subsidy-free solar farm offer a bridge to future deployment?
West Sussex County Council recently followed up Anesco's completion of the UK’s first subsidy-free solar farm in September last year with its own, deploying 7.4MW alongside a battery to make the project viable. While some have argued the project offers little in discussions of the future solar landscape in the UK, local authority projects are being completed now and could bridge the gap in deployment until private investors get moving.
Tesla and Anesco batteries combine for 4MW energy storage install at food wholesaler
Food wholesaler Philip Dennis Foodservice has installed energy storage units totalling over 4MW at its Barnstaple offices in an effort to generate revenue from grid services, rather than making savings from behind-the-meter activity.
New revenue streams open for solar-plus-storage as Anesco makes Balancing Mechanism debut
‘Hybrid’ solar plus storage developments should become a key new area of interest for investors according to Anesco after the company’s subsidy-free solar project was used in the Balancing Mechanism (BM) for the first time last week.
Eelpower snaps up 20MW battery from Anesco
Eelpower has continued its purchasing relationship with Anesco, acquiring the recently-completed 20MW Rock Farm battery from the developer – it’s second since November 2017.
Whitbread ramps up solar portfolio, backs PV as ‘fantastic’ investment proposition
Premier Inn owner Whitbread is to nearly double its solar capacity, installing rooftop PV on a further 70 of its hotels.
Anesco quadruples battery storage pipeline, sets 380MW in its sights by 2020
Renewables developer Anesco has set its sights on bringing up to 380MW of battery storage to market by 2020.
Trio of risks holding back battery storage, panel says
Mis-selling, insurance risk and the failure of associated costs to fall alongside sell prices could hold back greater battery storage deployment, a panel discussion has revealed.
Solar Power Portal Awards 2018 spotlight: Ground-mount Solar Project
Nominations for the Solar Power Portal and Energy-Storage.News Awards 2018 are now open, and returning once again is the Ground-mount Solar Project of the Year category.
Hybrid solar-plus-storage economics ‘stacking up’ as Anesco dismisses Capacity Market impact
The economics of solar-and-storage in the UK are being proven, Anesco has said.
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.