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SSE Renewabled pumped hydro storage

Plans progress for 1.8GW pumped hydro energy storage project

July 23, 2024
Solar panels next to a BESS unit

Balance Power nets £5.1 million debt facility, acquires solar project

July 19, 2024
Investment manager Triple Point and developer Balance Power have landed a £5.1 million debt facility to boost UK solar and BESS developments.
SSE Renewables’ first solar project, 31MW Littleton Pastures solar farm, in Worcestershire, entered construction in August 2023. Image: SSE Renewables.

SSE and Ortus partner for 130MW commercial rooftop solar pipeline

July 19, 2024
As part of a deal signed with Ortus Energy, SSE will acquire 13MW of rooftop solar PV projects and assist in developing up to 130MW of rooftop solar in the commercial market.
A planning drawing for a new BESS project

400MWh BESS approved for construction near Carlisle

July 18, 2024
Planning permission has been granted for a 400MWh battery energy storage system development despite previous objections from the community.
A man in a full face protective mask stands between battery storage systems

Major BESS developments in Scotland and Cornwall

July 17, 2024
Ethical Power has partnered with Varco Energy for a BESS project in Cornwall, while RES submits planning permission in Scotland.
Three dark green battery energy storage units under a cloudy sky

Gore Street financial results: growth despite ‘extremely turbulent period’

July 16, 2024
Energy storage fund investment manager Gore Street has released its full-year results, highlighting the way internationalisation allowed it to weather plummeting revenues in the UK.
Redox flow batteries could play an important part in our move to net zero. Image: University of Manchester.

Unlocking the future of energy: The role of redox flow batteries in achieving net zero

July 16, 2024
A new article from a University of Manchester researcher highlights the importance of LDES technology in the move towards net zero.
An image of a NextEnergy Capital owned solar farm in the UK. Image: NextEnergy Capital.

Labour government grants DCOs for three solar NSIPs, totaling over 1.3GW

July 15, 2024
Ed Miliband has granted development consent orders (DCOs) to three solar-based nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs).
Yellow flowers under a blue sky in front of solar panels

EDF Renewables, Nature Positive launch research project on solar farm biodiversity

July 12, 2024
Utility EDF Renewables and environmental management consultancy Nature Positive have partnered with Exeter University to conduct research on the ecological effects of solar farms.
A digital render of one of GE Vernova's FLEXINVERTER systems

Varco Energy selects GE Vernova for 47.5MW Sambar BESS

July 12, 2024
Varco Energy has appointed GE Vernova to supply assets for a BESS project in Cornwall.

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