Octopus lands £107 million, 15-UK solar asset investment from Korea
Octopus has announced a new partnership with investors from Korea which will see £107 million deployed towards Octopus’ renewables strategy.
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Solar and sonnen battery installations underway in Centrica’s Cornwall Local Energy Market
Installations of solar and battery units are underway in Cornwall as part of Centrica’s Local Energy Market (LEM), with some of the 100 participating homes to be the first in the UK to use sonnen’s latest hybrid batteries.
InnoEnergy launches €100,000 electricity storage innovation competition
InnoEnergy has launched a €100,000 (£88,000) innovation competition for electric storage start-ups.
Gore Street fund makes new battery acquisitions with 19MW pair from Origami Energy
Gore Street, the UK’s first listed fund targeting energy storage specifically, has acquired two battery storage projects from Origami Energy, taking its portfolio to 29MW across four projects.
Solar Power Portal Awards 2018 shortlist spotlight – O&M Provider of the Year
The Solar Power Portal and Energy Storage News Awards 2018 is now just a few weeks away, and we’re profiling some of this year’s shortlisted nominations in the build up to the event. Today, we look at the O&M Provider of the Year category.
Closure of the export tariff would be ‘almost theft’, says PV roofing solution manufacturer
The closure of the export tariff to new solar installations as proposed by government would be tantamount to theft, according to Genius Roofing Solutions which is exhibiting its flashing solution for fitting solar PV at this year’s Solar & Storage Live.
ROUND-UP: REA welcomes Juliet Davenport to board as Enso Energy makes strategic hire
Good Energy founder and chief executive Juliet Davenport has been elected to the Renewable Energy Association’s (REA) board of directors.
‘Staying alive’: How solar-plus-storage, VPPs and new building standards can drive UK solar
Solar-plus-storage installs and virtual power plant roll-outs are providing a route to market for installers even in the absence of feed-in tariffs.
Solar Power Portal Awards 2018 shortlist spotlight – Product Innovation
The Solar Power Portal and Energy Storage News Awards 2018 is now just a few weeks away, and we’re profiling some of this year’s shortlisted nominations in the build up to the event. Today, we look at the Product Innovation category.
Tesla and Anesco batteries combine for 4MW energy storage install at food wholesaler
Food wholesaler Philip Dennis Foodservice has installed energy storage units totalling over 4MW at its Barnstaple offices in an effort to generate revenue from grid services, rather than making savings from behind-the-meter activity.
RES and TRIG bring Scotland’s first utility-scale battery online
Scotland’s first utility-scale battery storage facility has been officially opened today, having begun delivering sub-second balancing services to National Grid at the end of June under a bespoke agreement secured before the hotly contested Enhanced Frequency Response (EFR) auction of 2016.
MCS administrator bolsters ranks with digital services and cybersecurity acquisitions
Gemserv, the administrator of the Micro Certification Scheme (MCS), has acquired two specialist consultancies specialising in digital services and cyber security in an effort to broaden its capabilities.
Tonik Energy makes domestic renewables play with Phoenix Works acquisition
RETIG, the parent company of clean energy supplier Tonik Energy, has acquired renewables contractor The Phoenix Works.
Solar Power Portal Awards 2018 shortlist spotlight – International Storage Project of the Year
The Solar Power Portal and Energy Storage News Awards 2018 is now just a few weeks away, and we’re profiling some of this year’s shortlisted nominations in the build up to the event. Today, we look at the International Storage Project of the Year category.
FlexiSolar completes 133kWp solar carport for Sutton Borough Council
FlexiSolar has completed a 133kWp solar carport system for a large, multi-storey car park in Sutton, South London.
Npower admits data breach of around 5,000 feed-in tariff customers
Personal information of thousands of feed-in tariff recipients has been incorrectly shared by npower, sparking an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office into the supplier and an unnamed ‘fulfilment partner’.