Storage

A 3D render of the Ellen Road BESS project

Root-Power lands planning consent for 30MW BESS

March 27, 2025
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Root-Power has been granted planning permission for a 30MW/60MWh BESS in Greater Manchester.
The large-scale BESS, to be constructed in Bathgate, Scotland, represents a £130 million investment from OnPath and is expected to create approximately 80 jobs during construction. Image: OnPath Energy.

Ministers approve OnPath Energy’s 200MW battery energy storage site in Scotland

March 26, 2025
Scottish ministers have approved a 200MW/400MWh 2-hour duration battery energy storage system (BESS) to be developed by OnPath Energy.
According to the acquisition announcement, Drax sees the takeover as a “compelling opportunity” to add operating BESS assets to the wider Drax group’s FlexGen portfolio. Image: Harmony Energy Income Trust.

Drax lodges £200 million cash offer for Harmony Energy Income Trust

March 26, 2025
Drax has outbid Foresight Group LLP to acquire the share capital of the publicly-listed Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT) for £200 million.
a bess site viewed from above

Pulse Clean Energy activates 42MW West Manchester BESS

March 25, 2025
Pulse Clean Energy announced that it has activated a 42MW/100MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Cheshire.
solar panels in a field

British Solar Renewables acquires Little Crow solar-plus-storage NSIP

March 21, 2025
British Solar Renewables (BSR) has announced that it has acquired the Little Crow solar and storage project from INRG.
In his keynote address, Stone laid out the role of storage in the government’s clean power plans. Image: Solar Media.

VIDEO: Government focused on LDES deployment

March 20, 2025
The UK government will publish its flexibility road map later this year, setting a precedent for the rollout of long-duration energy storage (LDES).
the great glens of scotland

SSE and Gilkes Energy submit plans for pumped hydro storage project

March 20, 2025
SSE Renewables and Gilkes energy have submitted a planning consent application to Scottish Ministers for a proposed Pumped Storage Hydro (PSH) project.
a 3d MOCKUP OF THE ECCLES BESS PROJECT

Zenobē lands financing for 400MW Eccles project

March 19, 2025
Battery energy storage system (BESS) firm Zenobē has announced that it has successfully financed its Eccles BESS project in Scotland,  in one of the biggest finance rounds in European history.
Planning documents show that the Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Planning Applications Committee raised no objections to the proposal. Image: Gresham House.

Gresham House 456MW Scottish battery energy storage system greenlit

March 18, 2025
Scottish ministers have approved a 456MW battery energy storage system (BESS) to be developed by a Gresham House subsidiary.
close up of bess units

Harmony Energy Income Trust agrees to £190.8 million takeover offer

March 17, 2025
Battery energy storage system (BESS) investor Harmony Energy Income Trust has reached an agreement on the financial terms of a potential acquisition.

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