Storage

The Green Party launches manifesto, including solar for 10 million homes by 2030

19 Nov 2019, 13:48

The Green Party has launched its manifesto, including a pledge to invest £12 billion a year into renewables and to fit one million solar panels on homes per year.

Harmony Energy eyes second battery at Creyke Beck amidst sizeable subsidy-free solar pipeline

19 Nov 2019, 09:33

Harmony Energy, a developer of wind, solar and battery energy storage systems, has secured planning permission for a 49.5MW battery.

RedT shuffles management team as Avalon talks progress

15 Nov 2019, 12:17

Energy storage firm redT has shuffled its management team as a proposed merger with Avalon nears completion.

SEG floor price, CfD and scrapping VAT: STA unveils policy advice for next government

14 Nov 2019, 12:09

The Solar Trade Association (STA) is calling on the next government to “hit the ground running” as it stresses the need for the “urgent delivery” of three key policies.

Cornwall storage provides flexibility as Centrica’s LEM trading platform goes live

11 Nov 2019, 11:41

Centrica’s LEM hits a new milestone as flexibility from solar-plus-storage is procured by both National Grid ESO and Western Power Distribution (WPD) on the same platform.

Moixa claims storage record with 10,000-strong, Japanese battery fleet

11 Nov 2019, 10:36

A new record has been claimed by UK based battery company Moixa, which now manages what it claims to be the largest fleet of battery systems in the world.

UK will need 1,400GWh of energy storage for future energy system, new modelling reveals

7 Nov 2019, 11:36

“Significantly” more electric and thermal storage will be needed for a low-cost 2050 energy system than previously thought.

EDF buys Pivot Power to accelerate battery storage move

5 Nov 2019, 08:58

EDF has acquired UK battery storage developer Pivot Power in a move designed to spearhead its position in the country’s energy storage market.

RedT secures interim loan to progress merger talks

1 Nov 2019, 15:28

Energy storage firm redT has secured a £1.9 million interim loan from proposed merger partner Avalon to keep it going until a potential deal concludes.

Emtec Energy clinches £4m Aberdeenshire solar-plus-storage retrofit tender

31 Oct 2019, 12:22

Aberdeenshire Council has appointed solar installer Emtec Energy to deliver solar and battery storage retrofits to 500 local authority homes.

14.7MW community-owned solar farm seals £16.3m financing package

30 Oct 2019, 13:25

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).

PODCAST: Inside Britain’s net zero bid and changing battery storage regulation

29 Oct 2019, 08:06

Solar Media’s Liam Stoker and Andy Colthorpe return for episode three of the Solar Media Podcast, taking an extensive look at Britain’s net zero legislation. Is 2050 ambitious enough? Is 2025 too ambitious? What’s the sweet spot, and what’s needed for the country to be in with a chance of attaining it?

Somerset Council-owned battery to be boosted to 30MW