BEIS sets out CfD pot budgets ahead of December auction
A total of £265 million has been set aside for the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has today (13 September) revealed.
Articles tagged with: Funding
Elgin Energy agrees financing for 50 solar projects across Ireland and UK totalling 1.36GWp
Elgin Energy expects to accelerate the deployment of a significant portion of its utility-scale solar portfolio thanks to a new financing deal with German bank Berenberg.
Ortus Energy teams up with Fiera Infrastructure for £100m C&I solar investment
A new exclusive long-term partnership will see £100 million invested into new commercial & industrial (C&) rooftop solar developments in the UK.
Gresham House to acquire 425MW of energy storage assets
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) is on track to own more than 1.2GW of operational battery energy storage systems after securing a deal to acquire 425MW of projects from Gresham House Devco and expanding its exclusive pipeline by a further 427MW.
Zenobe to begin construction on 100MW/107MWh battery following Santander financing
Battery storage firm Zenobe has announced it is to start construction on its 100MW/107MWh battery at Capenhurst, near Chester.
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Community energy groups to access Voluntary Redress funding from Ofgem
Community energy groups will now be eligible to access Ofgem’s Decarbonisation and Innovation Funds.
JLEN eyes further battery investment with £57m fundraise
JLEN is to fund new battery storage and biogas investments with the proceeds of a new oversubscribed £56.9 million placement.
Gore Street raises £135m to fund 1.3GW development pipeline
A potential 80MW acquisition - plus Gore Street Energy Storage Fund's 1.3GW development pipeline - is to be funded by the net proceeds of the company's latest £135 million fundraise.
Elgin raises £4.35m for 210MW subsidy-free solar portfolio
Elgin Energy is to progress a 210MW portfolio of subsidy-free solar following the closure of its first fundraise with Focus Capital Partners.
Segen partners AMP Clean Energy to offer funding and support for C&I solar
Clean energy company AMP has partnered with solar wholesaler Segen to offer more businesses and organisations solar energy.
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Foresight eyes up London Stock Exchange as it unveils IPO plans
The Foresight Group has today announced it is considering proceeding with an initial public offering (IPO) in a move that executive chairman and co-founder Bernard Fairman described as the “next logical step” for the investor.
Social and Sustainable Capital targets increased community renewables investment
Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) is creating a dedicated renewables investment committee in a bid to expand its work in community renewables.
Gore Street to fund acquisitions from 1.3GW pipeline with £60m oversubscribed fundraise
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has raised gross proceeds of £60 million from an initial placing, offer for subscription and intermediaries offer.
£850k community energy bond offer launched for Ferry Farm Community Solar
Triodos Bank has launched an £850,000 renewable energy bond offer on its crowdfunding platform to finance the operational 5MW Ferry Farm solar site.
Gresham House to finance 245MW of energy storage with £120m fundraise
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has raised £120 million to finance six new energy storage projects.
Riding Sunbeams to finance railway connected 3.75MW community solar farm with £2.5m grant
The 3.75MW Cuckmere Community Solar Farm is to directly power the Eastbourne-London mainline railway in a world-first project.
Gresham House to finance c.485MW battery storage portfolio with new share issuance programme
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has outlined plans to “significantly increase” its portfolio as it launches a new share issuance programme.
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.
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.
NextEnergy secures ‘first-of-its-kind’ £100m debt financing for subsidy-free sites
NextEnergy Capital has secured what it is lauding as a “first-of-its-kind” debt financing to construct two subsidy-free solar sites as it unveils a new subsidy-free private fund.
Solar-funded grant scheme for energy innovation launched by Centrica
A grant scheme funded through solar feed-in tariffs has been launched by energy supplier Centrica.
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.
Battery storage firm Zenobe lands £25 million Santander funding
UK battery storage firm Zenobe has secured £25 million in funding to target behind-the-meter services and construction of new utility-scale projects.
Octopus to float new renewable infrastructure investment fund
The Octopus Group will float a new renewables fund, the Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust, on the London Stock Exchange.
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.
Next generation battery storage research receives £55 million boost
A £55 million fund has been earmarked for five projects looking at developing the next generation of battery storage technology.
Local solar given boost as government pledges £10 million clean energy fund
A £10 million fund has been launched to support community renewable projects, including solar.
Bristol to start private sector partner search for £1 billion City Leap energy project
Bristol City Council is to proceed with its ‘City Leap’ initiative, which is to further the city’s renewable energy deployment.
DfT funding innovative solar rail, roads and footways trials
The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded multi-million-pound funding to trials of solar used in conjunction with railways, roads and footways.
Solar stories of the year 2017: January – March
With 2017 drawing to a close, Solar Power Portal recaps some of the most popular and important stories of the year. In the first of a series of articles in the lead up to Christmas, today we look at January, February and March.