co-location

Portuguese utility EDP, through EDP renewables (EDPR), has begun construction of its first standalone battery energy storage (BESS) asset in Europe.

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.

Solar developer Green Nation has announced plans to develop a solar and energy storage Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) in south Yorkshire.

Aukera Energy has been granted planning consent for a 45MW solar farm with 40MW of co-located battery storage (BESS).

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.

Statkraft is currently building Ireland’s first 4-hour duration battery storage project in County Offaly, in Ireland’s midlands.

Co-location accounts for 20% of projected energy storage capacity growth in the UK and Ireland, with the total planned capacity for projects in the UK at 85GW/175GWh, says Mollie McCorkindale of Solar Media Market Research.

Bluefield Renewable Developments has received planning permissions for a 49.9MW solar farm, co-located with a 60MW battery energy storage system.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has raised £620 million for a UK-focused renewables fund, with solar, storage and flexibility assets a key focus.

Public consultation has opened on a large-scale solar PV project in Buckinghamshire which is at the early stages of development, by co-owners EDF Renewables UK and PS Renewables.