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TagEnergy energises 100MWh Scottish BESS

June 17, 2025
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer TagEnergy has announced the energisation of its latest BESS project, a 49.9MW/99.8MWh BESS in the east of Scotland.
A map of the now-consented Yarnton BESS site.

Renewable Connections lands consent for 52MW BESS

June 16, 2025
Battery energy storage system (BESS) and solar PV developer Renewable Connections has been granted planning permission for a 52MW BESS development in Oxfordshire.
Image: RES.

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.

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