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NextEnergy Solar Fund has acquired a “strategic portfolio” of battery storage development projects located in a grid-congested area in the East of England.

A 3.2MW community solar array will be brought into local community ownership in the village of Sheriffhales, Shropshire, with £3.5 million having been raised.

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“I find it extraordinary that we are talking about banning solar on farmlands, but we are talking about putting oil drills on farmlands – it is an industrialised process,” said Simon Maine, managing director, corporate communications at investment firm Brookfield Asset Management.

Solar developer ReneSola Power has acquired UK-based utility-scale PV and battery storage developer Emeren as it expands its footprint in Italy and other European markets.

Balance Power and TagEnergy are set to capitalise on the growing interest surrounding energy storage with the firms having partnered to build, own and operate 500MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects across the UK.

The government’s revenue cap sends a poor signal to investors in renewable energy, Solar Energy UK has said.

Centreco has completed the development of a 35kW solar panel system for 3D Aluminium on their premises in Oxford.

Solar Energy UK and SolarPower Europe have jointly launched the Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) detailing plans to develop responsible, transparent and sustainable solar value chains.

Big Solar Co-op has reached a key milestone by attaining its minimum investment target of £600,000 to proceed with its first solar installations.