Storage

On Solar Independence Day, Liam Stoker looks at how the industry is enjoying a revival independent from government-backed incentives.

British Solar Renewables has retained the services of chartered surveyors DM Hall to help it acquire sites for battery storage developments in Scotland.

Energy storage provider and system integrator Younicos has been bought out by Aggreko, a power generation equipment and energy controls supplier.

Swedish state-owned power company Vattenfall has established a new business unit dedicated to solar plus storage.

Moixa secured £2.5 million of funding in the first quarter of 2017 which it will use to pursue a goal of installing 50,000 home battery systems by the end of the decade.

What is expected to be Europe’s largest community battery is set to be installed at an innovative regeneration scheme in Nottingham, with a 2MWh Tesla battery to be deployed in September as part of a housing scheme alongside community solar.

Bristol Energy Cooperative is seeking to crowdfund more than £1 million which will help to pay for its maiden battery storage investment.

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has launched a stinging criticism of the government’s continued failure to publish its Clean Growth Plan.

NextEnergy Solar Fund has said it is preparing to capitalise on the “next stage of growth” in UK solar having enjoyed a “particularly pleasing” year.

The government and Ofgem’s response to the Smart Power Call for Evidence will be published “as soon as the political situation makes it possible”.