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System integrator Fluence is set to support Statkraft, a Norwegian state-owned power producer, in delivering a 50MW transmission system-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) in the UK.

EDF Renewables UK has been given the green light to develop a 114MW battery energy storage system (BESS) near Norwich.

Last week, Solar Power Portal’s sister publication Current± released a blog discussing how battery energy storage could mitigate the cost of grid infrastructure, off the back of Nick Winser’s, the UK electricity networks commissioner, landmark report.

A Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) report has revealed that solar photovoltaics (PV) increased its generation by 10% between 2021 and 2022.

TÜV Rheinland has been unveiled as the new renewable product certification body for the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).

International energy producer Voltalia has been selected to build and maintain solar farms totalling 230MW in Ireland.

Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF) has selected EDF as its trading and optimisation partner for a new 80MW battery energy storage system (BESS).

Electricity Storage Network (ESN) has released an open letter to National Grid ESO highlighting concerns over the Balancing Mechanism (BM) which has seen an average skip rate of 80% for batteries between November 2022 and May 2023.

Irish solar independent power producer (IPP) Power Capital Renewable Energy (PCRE) has received €125 million (£107 million) in funding to construct 230MW of solar assets.

The UK government is currently discussing plans to reform the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process to enable faster consenting.