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Electricity Storage Network (ESN) has released an open letter to National Grid ESO highlighting concerns over the Balancing Mechanism (BM) which has seen an average skip rate of 80% for batteries between November 2022 and May 2023.

Irish solar independent power producer (IPP) Power Capital Renewable Energy (PCRE) has received €125 million (£107 million) in funding to construct 230MW of solar assets.

The UK government is currently discussing plans to reform the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process to enable faster consenting.

Wind and solar producer EDP Renewables (EDPR) will install its first standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Europe, located in Kent, UK.

Renewable energy company Drax Group has secured development consent for a 600MW underground pumped storage hydro (PSH) plant in Scotland.

ENGIE and Infinis have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Arla to supply renewable energy from two solar farms.

Carlton Power, an energy infrastructure development company, has gained planning consent for a 2,080MWh battery energy storage scheme (BESS).

Octopus Energy has partnered with housebuilder Verto to roll out a “world first” Zero Bills agreement for housing developers with solar at its core.

Eku Energy and NHOA have announced plans to build two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, totalling 130MWh, in Essex and Buckinghamshire.

International energy producer Voltalia has been selected to build a 108MW solar farm in Ireland by ESB and Bord na Móna.