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ESB announces first battery storage projects in Cork and Dublin

ESB announces first battery storage projects in Cork and Dublin

Image: ESB/Fluence. State owned electricity supply company ESB has announced its first major battery projects in Ireland, at sites in Inchicore, Co Dublin and Aghada, Co Cork. Both battery energy storage systems will be installed at existing ESB sites, with the company working with technology provider Fluence on the 60MWh system in Dublin and 38MWh […]

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Gresham House acquires another 50MW battery project for £32.75m

Gresham House acquires first Scottish battery storage site 30MW Byers Brae

Published: 24 Dec 2020, 09:46 Gresham House Energy Storage Fund’s Wickham Market battery, part of the company’s acquisition spree this year. Image: GRID. Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) has conditionally agreed to acquire a c.30MW battery project known as Byers Brae. The site is located near Wester Dechmont, Livingston in West Lothian, Scotland, and

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Portsmouth City Council selects Custom Solar for ‘flagship’ solar and storage project

Portsmouth City Council selects Custom Solar for ‘flagship’ solar and storage project

Image: Portsmouth City Council. Custom Solar has been chosen to deliver Portsmouth City Council’s ‘ground-breaking’ solar and battery installation at Portsmouth International Port. The system will incorporate roof-mounted solar panels across several buildings, as well as a large battery and solar canopies. Overall, the 750kW peak system will include 1,670 solar panels, capable of contributing 30% of

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Oxford PV celebrates 29.5% conversion rate with perovskite solar cell

Oxford PV celebrates 29.5% conversion rate with perovskite solar cell

Published: 22 Dec 2020, 10:24 Image: Oxford PV. Oxford PV is lauding a new record with its perovskite solar cell, which is able to convert 29.5% of solar energy into electricity. This has been certified by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory located in Colorado, US, according to the company, and is in comparison to the

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Companies call on government to ‘level the playing field’ by reducing VAT for energy storage

Companies call on government to ‘level the playing field’ by reducing VAT for energy storage

Image: Moixa. The government should reverse the VAT rise for home energy storage to help deliver up to 86,000 jobs and boost UK manufacturing. In an open letter to the government, the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) and a coalition of 30 industry groups have called for changes to the controversial rise

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Thrive Renewables enters battery storage market with 5MW acquisition

Thrive Renewables enters battery storage market with 5MW acquisition

Published: 18 Dec 2020, 15:21 Image: Thrive Renewables Thrive Renewables is to acquire a 5MW/7.5MWh battery storage facility from Eclipse Power Generation. Located at Wicken, just outside of Milton Keynes, the battery – which is to be constructed by summer 2021 – is to be Thrive Renewables’ first foray into the market. It is to

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TRIG raises a further £200m to allow it to continue the acquisition of pipeline assets

TRIG lands £500m credit facility to pursue new investments

Published: 18 Dec 2020, 12:23 TRIG chairman Helen Mahy CBE with RES chairman Gavin McAlpine and Scottish minister Ivan McKee at the Broxburn Energy Storage facility in 2018. Image: RES. The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has secured a £500 million ESG-linked SONIA credit facility to support its new investments. It has therefore successfully refinanced and

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