Gore Street contracts NEC for 100MW of storage
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has awarded NEC Energy Solutions EPC and long-term O&M contracts for 100MW of storage.
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Armstrong signs JV to pursue 500MW UK solar and storage pipeline
UK renewables asset manager Armstrong Capital Management has penned a new joint venture with Danish investor European Energy to pursue a 500MW solar and storage pipeline in the UK.
Solar installer Solar Plants falls into administration following fundraising attempts
Solar installer Solar Plants has gone into administration, ceasing to trade after eight years of business.
Statkraft completes 11MW battery project lauded as first in Ireland
Statkraft is laying claim to the first utility-scale battery in the Republic of Ireland with the completion of an 11MW project.
Anesco restructures debt to target new growth
Solar and battery storage developer Anesco has restructured its debt in a bid to realise further growth in 2020.
Gresham completes £32.8m acquisition of 49MW battery
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has completed its acquisition of the 49MW Red Scar battery.
PODCAST: Energy storage’s 2019 of progress and the future of decarbonisation
Liam Stoker and Andy Colthorpe reflect on this year’s energy storage headlines, and do their best to predict what the energy transition may hold in store in 2020.
GRIDSERVE completes ‘game changing’ solar-plus-storage site
GRIDSERVE has completed its “game changing” hybrid solar-plus-storage site in York, becoming the first utility-scale solar farm in the UK to use both trackers and bifacial solar panels.
Gresham House acquires 50MW battery storage duo bringing it closer to 150MW target
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has acquired two battery storage facilities from VLC Energy for £29.2 million.
PODCAST: ‘Big Solar’, new tech and longer-duration storage
In this month’s podcast, Solar Media's Liam Stoker and Andy Colthorpe discuss how the world’s energy giants are turning to solar (and storage) in a big way, and take a look at what’s driving new energy storage technology.
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.
GE2019: Solar and storage omitted from Conservative manifesto
The Conservative Party manifesto, launched on Sunday, fails to lay out any policies for solar power or energy storage, despite the party’s net zero ambitions.
Lib Dems unveil manifesto, pledging to remove barriers to solar
The Liberal Democrats party has released its manifesto for the upcoming general election, promising to ramp up support for renewables.
The Green Party launches manifesto, including solar for 10 million homes by 2030
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
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
Energy storage firm redT has shuffled its management team as a proposed merger with Avalon nears completion.