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SSE Energy Solutions has provided technology to help manage the operation of a 2MW battery at The University of Sheffield.

Schroders Capital has announced that it has received approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority for its second Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF), and the first dedicated to renewable energy.

Foresight Solar Fund has seen its Q1 2023 net asset value (NAV) decrease to £757.5 million as a result of lower near-term power price forecasts.

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a repeat order with EDF Renewables UK to deliver a 57MW/114MWh grid-scale energy storage system (ESS) in Bramford.

Food manufacturer Hartley’s Farm Foods has installed new solar panels which could help the family business save around £25,000 a year in energy costs.

UK income fund Bluefield Solar has announced the refinancing and extension of its £110 million loan with NatWest, increasing it to £130 million with its maturity date extended from September 2023 to December 2039.

Conrad Energy has announced that construction has started on its first solar farm – the 45MW Larport site.

Centrica Business Solutions is set to deploy a 24MW/54MWh two-hour-plus battery energy storage system (BESS) in Belgium via Alfen, a Netherlands-based company.

Investment trust Downing Renewables and Infrastructure Trust has acquired a 13MWp UK solar portfolio and rooftop solar assets for £12.6 million.

According to the latest data from the Microgeneration Certifications Scheme (MCS) there were 50,719 MCS certified domestic solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in Q1 this year – a 114% increase from the same period in 2021.