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Triodos commits £9.4 million to GridBeyond joint venture

November 19, 2024
Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund has expanded its joint venture (JV) with battery energy storage system (BESS) developer GridBeyond with a new multi-million investment commitment.
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NextPower UK ESG hits 500MW milestone

November 13, 2024
NextPower UK ESG has acquired its 11th utility-scale solar project, bringing its total portfolio to over 500MW.
Under the consultancy’s forecast, batteries would be able to discharge up to 5GW at any given time in 2030. Image: SSE Renewables.

Irish single electricity market set for ‘significant’ battery storage growth

November 12, 2024
Energy consultancy Cornwall Insight has forecast that short-to-medium duration battery storage capacity on Ireland’s single electricity market (SEM) will increase fivefold by 2030.
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Statera Energy reaches financial close on £395 million development

November 5, 2024
Statera Energy has announced that it has secured a total of £395 million for a battery energy storage system (BESS) and generation project.
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Good Energy acquires solar installer Empower Energy

October 29, 2024
Renewable energy supplier Good Energy has acquired Empower Energy in a multi-million-pound deal, boosting its installation services.
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Lightsource bp formally acquired by bp

October 28, 2024
Solar PV developer Lightsource bp has sold its final shares, turning over the remaining 50.03% interest in the company to oil and gas major bp.
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Yorkshire’s largest solar farm goes live

October 24, 2024
A new 55MW solar development in Yorkshire has today (24 October) come online, becoming the region’s largest operational solar farm.
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Solar Energy Scotland: Scottish budget should bring back solar loans

October 24, 2024
Ahead of the Scottish budget on 4 December, Scotland’s leading solar industry trade body is calling for the government to reinstate loans for home solar power.
Director of solar energy specialists Infrabee, Henry Brown (MRISC) believes the time for positive change has come. Image: Infrabee.

Why Contracts for Difference must evolve if the UK is to truly become a clean energy superpower

October 24, 2024
Director of solar energy specialists Infrabee, Henry Brown (MRISC) discusses the need for more robust physical and regulatory infrastructure.
a white man in a suit gives a small smile as he sits in front of a wall with the good energy logo

Good Energy launches new REGO service for feed-in-tariff generators

October 21, 2024
Renewable energy supplier Good Energy has revealed a new service for feed-in tariff (FIT) electricity generators to register them for the Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGO) scheme.

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