Energy developer Balance Power has today (24 September) secured planning approval for a 99MW/99MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Iron Acton, south Gloucestershire.
The developer of Cleve Hill Solar Park, a 373MW solar farm, has successfully appealed Swale Council’s decision to refuse consent for the co-located 150MW battery energy storage system (BESS).
Octopus Energy has signed a two-year fixed-price tolling agreement with Gresham House Energy Storage Fund for 500MW of its battery assets, bringing the utility’s virtual power plant (VPP) portfolio to over 1.5GW.