SOLARWATT teams up with Centregreat Group to develop solar and storage EV carports
SOLARWATT has teamed up with Centregreat Group to develop solar-power electric vehicle (EV) carports with built-in battery packs.
Storage
Gresham House acquires another 50MW battery project for £32.75m
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
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
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
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
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
A virtual power plant (VPP) combining solar and battery storage has been launched by AceOn in a bid to maximise renewable usage.
Low Carbon to develop UK’s largest community solar farm
Low Carbon Ltd has agreed a deal with social enterprise Low Carbon Hub for the rights to a 19MW solar farm with battery storage potential.
Swindon hails flagship 30MW battery storage project
Independent battery energy storage system (BESS) asset manager Still Waters Green Technology (SWGT) has acquired Swindon Borough Council’s 30MW Mannington project.
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Solar and storage ‘unsupported’ by Johnson’s Green Industrial Revolution plan
Solar and storage technologies were conspicuously absent from Boris Johnson’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.
Gore Street looks to expand Republic of Ireland battery storage portfolio capacity up to 180MW
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has applied to triple its capacity in the Republic of Ireland, up to a total of 180MW.
Social Energy takes its solar plus storage offering to Australia with Duracell
UK based smart energy technology provider Social Energy has expanded into Australia with a new solar and storage offer in its first step outside its home market.
Aviva moves to put ‘words into actions’ with combined solar and storage carport in Perth
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
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
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has unveiled its second utility-scale battery project with Harmony Energy, having closed funding and construction contracts.
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PODCAST: A look at new levelised cost of electricity forecasts for solar and storage
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.