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RES’ DCO project manager Will Bridges said the developer is grateful for feedback it received during the consultation process and outlined some of the ways the company responded. Image: RES.

RES solar and storage Steeple Renewables Project enters pre-examination phase

June 13, 2025
The Planning Inspectorate has accepted a planning application from independent renewable energy company RES for a 400MW solar power plant co-located with 200MW energy storage.
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.
Greencells entered the British market in 2014 and globally it has installed capacity of over 3.2GW. Image: Greencells Group's Haidemühl PV plant in Germany.

Greencells Group signs EPC, O&M contracts for 68.5MWp UK solar power plant

May 16, 2025
Germany-headquartered solar services provider Greencells Group has firmed its position in the UK market via two contracts with Enray Power.
people in hi-vis vests hold a golden shovel and smile

Ørsted breaks ground on Hornsea BESS

March 6, 2025
Wind energy developer Ørsted has broken ground on a battery energy storage system (BESS) development to be co-located with the Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm.
The two-hour duration BESS will connect to the grid at Richborough substation and is expected to be fully operational by 2025. Image: EDP.

EDP Renewables begins construction of 50MW/100MWh Kent BESS

December 10, 2024
Portuguese utility EDP, through EDP renewables (EDPR), has begun construction of its first standalone battery energy storage (BESS) asset in Europe.
The co-located BESS development is the result of three years’ collaboration between Ørsted, NESO and National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET). Image: Jason Bye via Ørsted.

Ørsted’s 300MW/600MWh BESS a ‘blueprint for the future’

December 3, 2024
A 300MW/600MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) co-located with Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm onshore substation is expected to come online in 2026.
A close up of solar panels, shot from a low angle and sloping away from the camera

Green Nation developing 750MW solar and storage NSIP for 2029 connection

November 14, 2024
Solar developer Green Nation has announced plans to develop a solar and energy storage Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) in south Yorkshire.
A location plan map for the Loch Fergus development.

Aukera Energy secures consent for 85MW solar plus storage development

October 28, 2024
Aukera Energy has been granted planning consent for a 45MW solar farm with 40MW of co-located battery storage (BESS).
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BESS being shipped to first transmission-level solar and storage project

July 4, 2024
BESS units are being shipped to Cero Generation’s Larks Green solar and storage project, the first to be connected at the transmission level, the firm said.

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