According to the latest data from the Microgeneration Certifications Scheme (MCS) there were 50,719 MCS certified domestic solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in Q1 this year – a 114% increase from the same period in 2021.
The UK’s “largest” solar and battery energy storage project, Cleve Hill Solar Park, has started construction, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners confirmed.
British energy storage company Gravitricity has signed an agreement with US firm IEA Infrastructure Construction to seek funds for renewable energy schemes in the US.
Energy research firm Rystad Energy has predicted the UK battery energy storage market to grow to 24GW by the end of the decade and account for almost 9% of all global capacity installations.
London-based company Powervault has secured £3.8 million from climate change investors to develop its battery energy storage manufacturing capabilities.
Bristol Energy Co-operative (BEC) is inviting people to invest in a 20MW battery energy storage project in Bristol developed by renewable energy investment company Thrive Renewables.
The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is providing £30 million in grants for three long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects using novel energy storage technologies.