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Firstway lands consent for combined 400MW of BESS

February 10, 2025
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Firstway Energy has secured planning consent for three BESS developments across England.
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Authorities grant Apatura permission for 150MW Scottish BESS, crossing 1GW milestone

February 6, 2025
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Apatura has secured planning consent for a 150MW BESS in Scotland.
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Innova secures consent for Doncaster solar-plus-storage project

January 28, 2025
Renewable energy developer Innova has been granted full planning consent for a 49.9MW solar development with significant co-located energy storage capacity near Doncaster.
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Brill Power launches ‘world-first’ battery management as a service plan

January 17, 2025
Battery intelligence firm Brill Power has announced the launch of what it claims is the world’s first battery management as a service (BmaaS) offering.
A 3D render of what the Bellmoor site could look like. Image: NatPower UK.

NatPower submits planning applications for two 1GW BESS projects

January 14, 2025
The UK division of global developer NatPower Group has submitted planning applications for two battery energy storage (BESS) projects.
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Statera buys 680MW BESS project from Carlton Power

January 10, 2025
Statera Energy and Carlton Power have entered an agreement allowing Statera Energy to build a 680MW battery energy storage system (BESS).
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RES submits planning for 100MW Northern Irish BESS

January 9, 2025
RES has submitted a planning application for a proposed 100MW battery energy storage system (BESS) to be located in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Due to solar PV and wind capacity distributed across large areas and multiple locations, expanding the grid would allow renewable energy projects to connect and deliver power in the needed quantities. Image: Roger Cornfoot / Wikimedia Commons.

UK prioritises grid and storage as deployment threatens global energy transition targets

January 7, 2025
Global grid infrastructure and energy storage must step up to avoid delaying 2030 targets, a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says.
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Harmony Energy Income Trust reaches final stage of portfolio sale

December 20, 2024
Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT) has announced that it has reached a new milestone in the sale of its entire UK portfolio.
Three people stand in front of a large digger holding a sign announcing the greener grid project, spades, and pitchforks.

Statkraft breaks ground on Swansea Greener Grid Park

December 13, 2024
Statkraft has officially begun construction on its Greener Grid Park, which aims to improve grid stability on the Welsh electricity grid.

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