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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.

In the first quarter of 2023, solar energy generated 1.69TWh – the lowest of any quarter since 2021, says EnAppSys.

First Bus has announced an investment of £2.5 million in solar power across 20 sites with the installation of over 6,000 PV panels.

British energy storage company Gravitricity has signed an agreement with US firm IEA Infrastructure Construction to seek funds for renewable energy schemes in the US.

The UK deployed 833MW of battery energy storage in 2022 helping Europe reach 4.5GW of total battery storage capacity the same year, according to data from Enact and Aurora Energy Research respectively.

Solar Energy UK (SEUK), the solar industry trade association, has published its analysis of the UK government’s proposals for the solar sector published as part of ‘Energy Security Day’ on March 30.

Nova Innovation, a tidal energy company, has announced the addition of floating solar to its portfolio with its first demonstrator to be launched in 2023.