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RES submits planning application for 150MW BESS in Scotland

June 12, 2025
Renewable energy developer RES has submitted a planning application to the Scottish government’s Energy Consents Unit (ECU) for a 150MW BESS.
The site will cover an area of approximately 88.8 hectares and deliver a biodiversity net gain of 16% in habitat units, 55% in hedgerow units and 7% in watercourse units. Image: Renewable Connections.

Renewable Connections bags consent for Yorkshire solar and storage project

June 9, 2025
Developer Renewable Connections has received planning consent for a 23.5MW solar PV plant co-located with a 19MW battery energy storage system (BESS).
All of the sites are in the south of England and two are co-located with BESS. Image: Low Carbon.

TotalEnergies UK solar acquisition sites revealed

June 6, 2025
Earlier this week, TotalEnergies announced it had acquired a pipeline of eight solar projects from Low Carbon with a total capacity of 350MW, along with two battery storage projects totalling 85MW.
In 2020, a fire at Ørsted’s first standalone grid-connected battery project in Liverpool (pictured, 2019) was reported. Image: Ørsted.

Parliamentary debate: National battery storage safety standard would ‘accelerate’ UK BESS deployment

June 5, 2025
A parliamentary debate today calls for regulatory reform to implement national safety standards for battery energy storage systems (BESS).
An illustration of the now-approved Rochdale BESS.

Balance Power clinches consent for 30MW Rochdale BESS

June 2, 2025
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Balance Power has announced it has successfully secured planning consent for a new BESS project in Greater Manchester.
a 3d render of the Dounreay BESS project, surrounded by green fields and a view of the sea

Root-Power breaks ground on 34MW Dounreay BESS

May 28, 2025
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Root-Power has announced that it has officially broken ground on a new BESS project in Scotland.
a high up view of BESS units

BW ESS lands finance for 331MWh BESS

May 27, 2025
Energy storage owner-operator BW ESS has inked a new debt financing deal for the Bramley battery energy storage system (BESS) project.
A large battery energy storage system with a setting sun behind it.

Apatura lands planning permission for 100MW Scottish BESS

May 23, 2025
Energy storage specialist Apatura has successfully secured planning permission for a new 100MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in North Ayrshire, Scotland.
GridBeyond’s platform will provide energy price forecasting to enable strategic charging and discharging, and its AI capabilities will optimise the performance of ABB’s BESS-as-a-Service assets. Image: Triodos.

ABB progresses GridBeyond partnership to offer BESS-as-a-Service

May 23, 2025
GridBeyond and electrification technology company ABB have ‘deepened’ their strategic partnership to deliver ABB’s BESS-as-a-Service offering.
A visualization of a BESS site

ILI Group bags planning consent for 3.5-hour duration BESS in Scotland

May 22, 2025
ILI Group has secured Section 36 planning consent for a 100MW/350MWh 3.5-hour duration battery energy storage system (BESS) in Scotland.

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