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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).
BESS units lined up in a row

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.
green bess units close up

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.
Allye’s MAX BESS is a mobile 300kWh unit that the company claims is the world’s first to use second-life EV batteries. Image: Allye Energy.

Allye Energy to provide portable BESS to OnBio for sustainable TV production

December 11, 2024
Allye Energy has delivered its first MAX battery energy storage system (BESS) to renewables provider OnBio.
A visualization of a BESS site

ILI Group granted consent for 100MW Ayrshire BESS

December 10, 2024
Intelligent Land Investments (ILI) Group has secured planning consent for a 100MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Scotland, continuing a run of consent successes.
BESS units in a row

York BESS denied planning permission

December 9, 2024
Plans for a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Yorkshire have been squashed owing to significant concerns from the local council.
an overhead view of a stadium and land surrounding it

Root-Power lands planning consent for 50MW BESS

December 6, 2024
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Root-Power has announced it has been granted planning permission for a 50MW/100MWh BESS in Scotland.
A map of the proposed Mowbray BESS

Consultation launched for 1GW Mowbray BESS

December 2, 2024
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer NatPower UK has launched the first consultation for a proposed 1GW BESS in Yorkshire.

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