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The Coylton battery energy storage system (BESS) project will comprise 18 battery units and cover 2.67 hectares of land south of Coylton electricity substation. Image: Balance Power.

Balance Power’s 29.9MW Scottish battery energy storage system greenlit

May 20, 2025
Independent developer Balance Power has scored planning permission for a 29.9MW battery storage project in Coylton, East Ayrshire.
Image of batteries at Oldham. Credit: Field

Field nets £42 million loan for UK BESS build-out

May 19, 2025
British battery energy storage system (BESS) firm Field has secured new financing to continue building out its UK project pipeline.
The EOS facility adjoins the site where hydrogen production facilities HyGreen Teesside and H2 Teesside, both led by multinational oil and gas company BP, are planned to be built. Image: Teesworks.

EOS scores approval for 100MW Teesworks battery energy storage system

May 16, 2025
Plans for a £62 million energy storage facility with 100MW capacity have been approved for development at the Teesworks industrial zone.
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Alcemi grows Scottish storage pipeline with consent for 300MW BESS

May 14, 2025
Scottish Ministers in the Energy Consents Unit have approved an application from energy storage developer Alcemi for a 300MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
a 3d render of the upcoming ocker hill BESS project

Eku Energy lands £45 million finance for Ocker Hill BESS

May 14, 2025
Energy storage specialist Eku Energy has secured £45 million in debt financing to fund the construction of a new battery energy storage system (BESS) in the West Midlands.
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A smarter support system for Long Duration Energy Storage

May 7, 2025
In this contributed blog, Sam Langston, power markets manager at Pulse Clean Energy explores the LDES cap and floor scheme’s potential impact on BESS investment.
Under Macquarie in the UK, Island Green Power will transition from a pure development business into an independent power producer. Image: Island Green Power.

Macquarie takes full ownership of Island Green Power

May 6, 2025
Australian investor Macquarie Asset Management has acquired an additional 50% stake in Island Green Power, a UK-based solar and battery storage developer.
"The scheme gives an unfair advantage to LDES as they’ll be competing into the same markets with a subsidised lower cost of capital," Zenobē’s founder director said. Image: Zenobē.

‘No proper thinking’: Zenobē on the LDES cap and floor scheme

May 2, 2025
Speaking to Energy-Storage.news, founder and director of Zenobē, James Basden, explains why the company takes issue with the long-duration energy storage (LDES) support scheme.
Documents published on the ECU website yesterday show that an application for a BESS with an installed capacity of up to 200MW from Zenobē Energy, has been approved. Image: Zenobe's operational Blackhillock BESS.

Energy Consents Unit approves grid-scale battery storage in Scotland

April 30, 2025
Two grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) have been approved for construction in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Apatura wins consent for 40MW Scottish BESS

April 25, 2025
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Apatura has been granted planning consent for a new BESS project in Scotland.

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