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Yorkshire Water opens tender for solar at 150 sites
Yorkshire Water has opened a tender for an eight-year solar framework agreement as it works to become net zero by 2030.
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NESF NAV falls £66m due to plunging power prices
NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has released its full year results, revealing its ordinary shareholders’ net asset value (NAV) has fallen to £579 million.
Gore Street grows pipeline with 131MW acquisition
Gore Street has acquired a further 131MW energy storage portfolio, including an operational portfolio of 81MW.
120kWh Redflow zinc-bromine flow battery goes into operation at Swansea University
A 120kWh zinc-bromine flow battery storage system from Redflow has now been fully commissioned and is operating at Swansea University.
EDF to deliver 200MW of UK solar-plus-storage
EDF Renewables UK is targeting hybrid solar and battery storage projects in a new partnership with Octo Energy.
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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.
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Renewables provide record 47% of UK generation in Q1
In Q1 of 2020, renewable energy generated more electricity than fossil fuels, smashing a number of records along the way.
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.
Statkraft becomes UK solar developer for first time
Statkraft has entered the UK solar developer market for the first time, thanks to a Joint Development Agreement with solar developer UK Power Associates Ltd (UKPA).
Up to 1,000 homes to receive solar PV in new Brighton & Hove City Council scheme
Brighton and Hove City Council is planning to install solar panels on up to 1,000 council-owned homes.
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.
Bluefield broadens scope in bid to target ‘attractive opportunities’ of storage and other renewables
Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) is looking to diversify its portfolio, branching out into storage and other renewable technologies.
Riding Sunbeams receives £400k to drive forward solar power railways
Greentech start-up Riding Sunbeams has won £400,000 of innovation funding from the Department for Transport and InnovateUK’s First Of A Kind 2020 programme for a solar rail demonstrator.
‘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.
Record high solar irradiation helps UK generation surge
Solar irradiation in the south of England in May was as much as 50% higher than normal, according to new research by Solargis.
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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.