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A drone shot of the Thorpe Marsh site. Image: Fidra Energy.

Doncaster Council approves Fidra Energy’s 1.4GW Thorpe Marsh BESS

January 30, 2025
Edinburgh-headquartered Fidra Energy has received planning consent for its first battery storage site at Thorpe Marsh, Yorkshire.
The projct will be located near the site of the former West Burton A coal-fired power plant. Image: EDF.

EIG acquires EDF’s 49MW West Burton B battery

September 1, 2021
EDF’s 49MW West Burton B battery storage asset has been sold alongside its combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power station, to institutional investor EIG.

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