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Jersey Electricity has confirmed it will develop a ground-mounted solar PV farm near Sorel Point, Jersey, which includes an approximate 3MWp array.

“For one project, if it was the exact same scheme, supplier prices and everything, had we signed a deal in February 2022, just on the exchange rate alone, it would’ve been £2 million cheaper,” said Patrick Doyle, head of energy business development at Bouygues.

“Current energy support systems are centred around power generation. If you are a power generation company on these support mechanisms, why would you think about doing energy storage?” said Mark Sommerfield, director of policy at REA.

MSD Ireland and state-owned Irish electric utility ESB have launched Ireland’s “largest self-generation solar project” at Ballydine, Co Tipperary.

NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has reiterated its commitment to expanding energy storage and solar capacity with the launch of a joint venture partnership (JVP2) with Eelpower worth £200 million.

Salford City Council has completed a £7.45 million scheme having successfully installed 2,562 solar panels on public buildings across the city.

As the new government regime backs the development of solar energy, Solar Energy UK has suggested that it is in the Treasury’s interest to back the clean energy generation technology.

The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) is set to purchase development rights for 250MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) across three projects.

Voltalia has won a Contracts for Difference (CfD) to develop two solar projects in the UK with a combined capacity of 90MW.

Renewable energy firm RES has been granted permission to begin development of a 99.9MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Durham.