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UK crosses 18GW solar milestone

March 27, 2025
The latest data from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) have revealed that the UK now has a total of 18GW of operational solar PV capacity installed.
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Root-Power lands planning consent for 30MW BESS

March 27, 2025
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Root-Power has been granted planning permission for a 30MW/60MWh BESS in Greater Manchester.
According to the acquisition announcement, Drax sees the takeover as a “compelling opportunity” to add operating BESS assets to the wider Drax group’s FlexGen portfolio. Image: Harmony Energy Income Trust.

Drax lodges £200 million cash offer for Harmony Energy Income Trust

March 26, 2025
Drax has outbid Foresight Group LLP to acquire the share capital of the publicly-listed Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT) for £200 million.
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Pulse Clean Energy activates 42MW West Manchester BESS

March 25, 2025
Pulse Clean Energy announced that it has activated a 42MW/100MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Cheshire.
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Solar Energy UK: ‘Clear shift’ towards support for solar

March 24, 2025
New research commissioned by Solar Energy UK has shown that 77% of the UK public supports solar development in their local area.
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British Solar Renewables acquires Little Crow solar-plus-storage NSIP

March 21, 2025
British Solar Renewables (BSR) has announced that it has acquired the Little Crow solar and storage project from INRG.
a 3d MOCKUP OF THE ECCLES BESS PROJECT

Zenobē lands financing for 400MW Eccles project

March 19, 2025
Battery energy storage system (BESS) firm Zenobē has announced that it has successfully financed its Eccles BESS project in Scotland,  in one of the biggest finance rounds in European history.
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Solar PV: what are WEEE costs and who should pay?

March 19, 2025
In this contributed blog, law firm Osborne Clarke discusses the difficulties surrounding Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations in the UK.
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Constantine Energy Storage secures £180 million financing for BESS portfolio

March 18, 2025
Constantine Energy Storage has landed a £180 million financing deal with a multi-national banking consortium for a 612MW battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio.
Planning documents show that the Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Planning Applications Committee raised no objections to the proposal. Image: Gresham House.

Gresham House 456MW Scottish battery energy storage system greenlit

March 18, 2025
Scottish ministers have approved a 456MW battery energy storage system (BESS) to be developed by a Gresham House subsidiary.

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