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Aurora: Britain among most attractive BESS markets in Europe

March 4, 2025
A new report by analytics firm Aurora Energy Research has named Britain one of Europe’s best markets for battery energy storage systems (BESS).
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Root-Power awarded consent for 40MW/80MWh Rotherham BESS

February 26, 2025
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Root-Power has announced that it has been granted planning permission for a 40MW/80MWh BESS in Rotherham.
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100MW/331MWh Bramley BESS now energised

February 18, 2025
BW ESS and Sungrow have announced the start of commercial operations of the Bramley Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), a 100MW/331MWh project located in the south of England.
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Pulse Clean Energy launches first open source tool to track BESS environmental impact

February 18, 2025
Pulse Clean Energy has today released an industry-first tool allowing battery energy storage system (BESS) asset managers to track and certify the carbon emissions saved by BESS usage.
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Eku Energy energises 111MWh of BESS capacity

February 17, 2025
Battery energy storage system (BESS) owner-operator Eku Energy has announced that it has successfully energised two energy storage assets in England.
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Authorities grant Apatura permission for 150MW Scottish BESS, crossing 1GW milestone

February 6, 2025
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Apatura has secured planning consent for a 150MW BESS in Scotland.
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Doncaster Council approves Fidra Energy’s 1.4GW Thorpe Marsh BESS

January 30, 2025
Edinburgh-headquartered Fidra Energy has received planning consent for its first battery storage site at Thorpe Marsh, Yorkshire.
The BESS in North Yorkshire will connect at the Osgodby grid supply point and is situated to make the most of natural screening. Image Root-Power.

Local authorities grant Root-Power planning consent for a 40MW BESS in North Yorkshire

January 24, 2025
Developer Root-Power has received planning consent for a 40MW/80MWh battery storage site in Selby, North Yorkshire.
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UK reaches 7GWh of BESS but growth slowed in 2024, Ireland grows

January 23, 2025
There is now over 7GWh of grid-scale BESS capacity online in the UK, but 2024 saw a slowdown in both capacity additions and overall pipeline growth, while Ireland saw growth.
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Brill Power launches ‘world-first’ battery management as a service plan

January 17, 2025
Battery intelligence firm Brill Power has announced the launch of what it claims is the world’s first battery management as a service (BmaaS) offering.

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