Ørsted confirms fire at Carnegie Road battery storage site
Danish renewables giant Ørsted has confirmed there has been a fire at its 20MW Carnegie Road battery energy storage system (BESS) site in Liverpool.
Articles tagged with: Battery Storage
Co-optimisation at the UK’s largest local authority-owned site: A look at Fideoak Mill
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’
South Somerset District Council (SSDC) is to build a second Battery Energy Storage Site (BESS), announcing a 40MW facility that will be located near Fareham in Hampshire.
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Voltalia lets 33MW battery facility in company first in the UK
Voltalia has made its first venture into battery storage in the UK, completing the let of a 33MW facility near Bristol from Electric Land.
Gresham continues acquisition spree with development rights buy from Arenko
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) has continued its acquisition spree, buying two new development rights for 50MW projects from Arenko.
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund sees NAV per share fall due to COVID
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) has seen its Net Asset Value (NAV) per share fall 2.6p as a result of COVID-19 over the first half of 2020.
Britishvolt appoints CTO as it bolsters top team in support of Gigafactory plans
Britishvolt – which is aiming to build the UK’s first battery cell Gigafactory – has appointed Dr Allan Paterson as chief technical officer.
Sonnen partners Jumptech to improve customer experience
Battery storage company sonnen has partnered with Jumptech, with its Connect platform set to help streamline installation.
Aceleron gains £2m investment to expand reusable battery solutions
UK battery storage developer Aceleron has received a £2 million equity investment to help further expand its operations.
‘Not unreasonable’ to expect Gresham House to target larger capacities as it continues to scale
Gresham House has been exploring the possibility of introducing debt finance into the company for a “considerable period of time”, with the flexibility benefits pushing it towards a private offer.
EDF Renewables’ first UK ground-mount solar site takes step forwards
EDF Renewables is set to develop a new 49.9MW solar farm next to the Sutton Bridge Power Station, in Lincolnshire.
Moixa celebrates passing 20,000 battery milestone
Moixa is celebrating a new milestone, with it’s AI software GridShare now managing more than 20,000 batteries in Japan alone.
Anesco appoints Mark Browning as new CFO
Anesco has appointed a new chief financial officer as it continues to shake up its top team.
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Connected Energy’s Suffolk project to help ‘build confidence in 2nd life concept’
The reuse of electric vehicle (EV) batteries in stationary storage systems offers great possibilities, but there is still a lack of confidence from investors in the ‘second life’ battery concept, the CEO of Connected Energy has said.
Second life batteries find new home at Suffolk University
Connected Energy is to install the first of its new generation of second life energy storage systems as part of a Suffolk County Council project.
Shell launches new Solar Storage tariff together with sonnen
Shell Energy has launched a new Solar Storage tariff as part of its partnership with German battery manufacturer sonnen.
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Battery barriers removed as planning legislation relaxed in UK
Ministers have passed secondary legislation to allow battery storage to bypass the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project process in Britain.
Exeter City Council’s 1.2MW solar site takes a step forwards
Exeter City Council has taken a step forward in developing its first solar-plus-storage farm, with work now underway at the site.
Harmony Energy partners with FRV for utility-scale storage project
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) and Harmony Energy have joined forces to commission their first utility-scale battery system in the UK.
Gresham House splashes £20.1m on 41MW of operational storage
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has acquired 41MW of energy storage in a £20.1 million transaction.
Gore Street grows pipeline with 131MW acquisition
Gore Street has acquired a further 131MW energy storage portfolio, including an operational portfolio of 81MW.
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GIG and Enso set their sights on ‘ambitious’ 1GW solar and storage pipeline
Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and Enso Energy have signed a joint venture, targeting 1GW of subsidy-free solar capacity across England and Wales.
Solar can play an important part in the UK’s COVID-19 recovery, says CCC report
Solar and other renewables have made some strong progress towards decarbonisation, but there is still more to be done.
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.
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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.
‘Revolutionary’ new CRYObattery facility takes step forwards with £10m BEIS grant
The world’s largest liquid air storage site has taken a step forwards today, with the announcement of a £10 million grant from the UK government.
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STA calls on UK government to set 40GW solar capacity target
The Solar Trade Association (STA) has called on the UK government to target 40GW of solar capacity by 2030.
EDF to optimise 59MW Zenobe portfolio
Zenobe has signed an optimisation agreement with EDF for 59MW of battery storage.
Britishvolt appoints new CSO to support gigaplant ambitions
Battery manufacturer Britishvolt has appointed a new chief strategy officer as it continues to work towards the UK’s first gigafactory.
Community Energy England sets its sights on 5,270MW by 2030
Community Energy England (CEE) has launched its Community Energy 2030 Vision, targeting 5,270MW of community power on the energy system.