Articles tagged with: Battery Storage

Gresham House acquires another 50MW battery project for £32.75m

30 Nov 2020, 14:34

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) has completed the acquisition of the 50MW Wickham battery project for £32.75 million.

InterGen unveils UK’s largest battery storage project with 320MW Essex site

30 Nov 2020, 00:01

InterGen has gained planning consent for the UK’s largest battery storage project, which will be built at DP Word London Gateway on the Thames Estuary in Essex.

The Phoenix Works is acquired by Liberty Global helping accelerate expansion

25 Nov 2020, 13:21

Solar PV, battery storage and end-to-end EV charging company The Phoenix Works has been acquired by Liberty Global.

Gresham House to finance 245MW of energy storage with £120m fundraise

25 Nov 2020, 11:33

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has raised £120 million to finance six new energy storage projects.

50MW battery celebrated as Northern Ireland’s largest energised

24 Nov 2020, 12:32

A battery storage site in Northern Ireland developed by Low Carbon and Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has been energised.

‘Truly unique’ residential VPP system combining solar and battery storage launched

23 Nov 2020, 16:25

A virtual power plant (VPP) combining solar and battery storage has been launched by AceOn in a bid to maximise renewable usage.

Aviva moves to put ‘words into actions’ with combined solar and storage carport in Perth

16 Nov 2020, 11:40

Insurance company Aviva has opened one of the UK’s largest combined solar and energy storage carports at its Perth Office.

Battery storage legislation officially changes allowing assets over 50MW to bypass national planning

13 Nov 2020, 12:59

Planning law in the UK allowing energy storage projects over 50MW has officially changed, allowing much bigger projects to come online without going through the national planning process.

Harmony Energy unveils 34MW/68MWh battery project in development with Fotowatio Renewable Ventures

12 Nov 2020, 12:21

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has unveiled its second utility-scale battery project with Harmony Energy, having closed funding and construction contracts.

PODCAST: A look at new levelised cost of electricity forecasts for solar and storage

12 Nov 2020, 11:31

In the new episode of the Solar Media Podcast, Liam Stoker and Andy Colthorpe discuss new forecasts for the levelised cost of electricity for solar and storage, and take a look at what President-Elect Joe Biden might mean for the green economy.

Second life bus batteries to be trialled as storage for solar generation

10 Nov 2020, 12:28

A trial exploring the use of second life bus batteries for storing solar energy has been awarded £130,000 of funding.

Gresham House to finance c.485MW battery storage portfolio with new share issuance programme

10 Nov 2020, 11:43

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has outlined plans to “significantly increase” its portfolio as it launches a new share issuance programme.

Gresham House completes largest battery project with £32.5m investment

2 Nov 2020, 10:17

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has completed its investment in the 50MW/75MWh Thurcroft battery storage site.

Gore Street acquires ‘substantial’ 81MW battery portfolio from Anesco

30 Oct 2020, 15:48

Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has acquired an 81MW operating battery storage portfolio from Anesco, as the latter continues its transition from asset owner to services provider.

Harmony Energy to make UK solar debut with maiden 30MW array in Yorkshire

29 Oct 2020, 10:39

Renewables developer Harmony Energy has secured planning permission from East Riding of Yorkshire Council for its first solar site in the UK.

Harmony Energy targets portfolio growth after minor share sale

15 Oct 2020, 12:55

Harmony Energy is setting its sights on rapidly expanding its portfolio of projects in the UK, thanks to an investment from Ritchie Bland Energy (RBE).

PACE submits subsidy-free projects into planning in first step for 1GW UK pipeline

12 Oct 2020, 12:49

Pathfinder Clean Energy (PACE) has submitted its first two subsidy-free UK projects into planning.

Solar rental scheme launched by Aggreko to support off-grid applications

12 Oct 2020, 11:22

UK-based temporary power company Aggreko has launched a new rental scheme for solar PV and battery storage systems.

PODCAST: The need for flexibility from storage in light of increased offshore wind

8 Oct 2020, 11:38

The new 40GW offshore wind power target, the need for greater flexibility and the conspicuous lack of detail on the role of storage and solar going forwards come up as key topics of conversation in the new episode of Solar Media’s Podcast.

SolarEdge launches three phase inverters in the UK and Ireland

1 Oct 2020, 12:38

SolarEdge is launching its next generation of commercial three phase inverters in the UK and Ireland.

So Energy Solar System launches as company aims to ‘go further’

25 Sep 2020, 11:04

Challenger supplier So Energy has launched a solar and storage offering called the So Energy Solar System.

Gore Street NAV up 1.7% as Ireland assets continue construction on time

25 Sep 2020, 10:38

Gore Street Energy Storage Fund’s NAV has risen by 1.7% in its latest quarterly results.

Ørsted confirms fire at Carnegie Road battery storage site

16 Sep 2020, 10:18

Danish renewables giant Ørsted has confirmed there has been a fire at its 20MW Carnegie Road battery energy storage system (BESS) site in Liverpool.

Co-optimisation at the UK’s largest local authority-owned site: A look at Fideoak Mill

8 Sep 2020, 11:56

• By Thomas Jennings

Kiwi Power's head of optimisation Thomas Jennings explores the challenges - and opportunities - of council owned battery storage by taking a detailed look at the Fideoak Mill battery storage site in Taunton.

South Somerset District Council announces second BESS to build on ‘unique position’