To reach the solar capacity targeted in the government’s clean power and net zero plans, deployment will have to rapidly scale up and, with it, the workforce.
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Root-Power has announced that it has been granted planning permission for a 40MW/80MWh BESS in Rotherham.
The Republic of Ireland is a growing market focused on large-scale solar, feeling the benefit of an effective planning process, writes Solar Media Market Research analyst Josh Cornes.
On a panel at the Energy Storage Summit in London, head of connections policy at Ofgem said grid connection reforms will ultimately mean “a clearer signal to networks about what to build”.