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Enviromena Horsey Levels Solar Farm

Enviromena brings Horsey Levels solar farm online via National Grid scheme

March 14, 2024
Blackfinch Energy has commissioned the Horsey Levels solar farm, marking the first live project from National Grid’s acceleration scheme.
Foresight Solar expects to bring its 50MW Sandridge BESS project online in 2024. Image: Foresight.

Foresight Solar Fund exports 1,094GWh of electricity to the grid in 2023

March 12, 2024
Solar and battery storage investment firm Foresight Solar Fund confirmed it achieved a record year for electricity production in 2023.
SSEN EV Charger on residential street

SSEN wins £600,000 from Ofgem’s SIF for solar and BESS

March 12, 2024
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has won £600,000 from the third round of Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) for four clean energy projects.
The 2-hour duration project will utilise Fluence’s Gridstack platform. Image: Fluence.

Fluence to supply batteries for 300MWh SSE Renewables project

March 11, 2024
Fluence has been selected as the supplier for a 150MW/300MWh BESS project being developed by SSE Renewables at Fiddler’s Ferry, Warrington.
An aerial shot of the site of the Cleve Hill Solar Park. Image: Quinbrook.

Cleve Hill sees battery safety management plan rejected

March 11, 2024
Cleve Hill Solar Park has confirmed that Swale Borough Council’s planning committee refused the proposed BSMP for the project.
An image of a NextEnergy Capital owned solar farm in the UK. Image: NextEnergy Capital.

NextPower V ESG secures US$100 million for solar and battery storage expansion

March 8, 2024
NextEnergy Capital has secured $110m (£85.75m) in capital funding for its solar and battery energy storage-focused fund NextPower V ESG.
The company will first develop battery storage projects before transitioning to include large-scale solar. Image: Getty.

NatPower UK to invest £10 billion in UK BESS and solar market

March 7, 2024
NatPower UK is set to invest £10 billion in the UK battery energy storage sector to bring online over 60GWh of capacity by 2040.
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Lloyds Banking Group, Low Carbon sign PPA for solar energy

March 7, 2024
Lloyds Banking Group has signed a 10-year corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with independent power producer Low Carbon for UK solar.
Philippe Commaret - the new Managing Director of EDF Energy Customers

Brighton and Hove social housing in new solar and storage trial

March 6, 2024
EDF will install solar and storage solutions in social housing as part of five new trails exploring how clean technologies can help reduce carbon consumption and save costs.
An aerial shot of the site of the Cleve Hill Solar Park. Image: Quinbrook.

Cleve Hill’s battery storage application refused by Swale Council

March 1, 2024
A local planning committee for Swale Borough Council has refused the battery storage application for the 373MW Cleve Hill Solar Park.

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