Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are competing to become the next leader of the Conservative Party, and as such, the Prime Minister. Image: wikicommons (Sunak – Simon Walker/HM Treasury, Truss – Chris McAndrew) The solar industry is “deeply concerned” by comments made by Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak during the Conservative party leader contest, Solar […]
Published: 2 Aug 2022, 13:38 Naked Solar is based in Newquay in Cornwall. Image: Naked Solar. Naked Solar is looking to expand its team, as VAT reductions, Supertax reductions for businesses and rising electricity bills lead to “a significant Solar Boom”. The Cornwall based solar installer is looking for experienced solar installers in Newquay and
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Published: 1 Aug 2022, 12:03 Harmony Energy – HEIT’s parent company – has developed a number of battery projects around the country, such as the Holes Bay site (pictured). Image Harmony Energy. Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT) has completed the acquisition of the 99MW/198MWh energy storage project, dubbed Bumpers. This represents its first pipeline acquisition
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Published: 29 Jul 2022, 09:30 The 49.9MW Paytherden solar farm in East Devon has been planed to be wildlife-friendly. Image: Lightrock Power. Lightrock Power has secured planning permission for a solar plant in East Devon, after receival approval from the District Council’s planning committee. The 49.9MW Paytherden solar farm has received support from the local
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Published: 29 Jul 2022, 12:48 BSR has developed nearly 1GW of solar and energy storage in the UK. Image: BSR. Integrated solar developer British Solar Renewables (BSR) has been acquired by global alternative asset manager ICG’s debut infrastructure fund, ICG Infra. ICG Infrastructure Equity raised £1.26 billion (€1.5 billion) in investor commitments in February, enabling
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Revenues from operational assets have surged over the last year, as system strains have pushed up ancillary service values. Image: Gore Street. Gore Street saw its net income increase by 191% over the year to 31 March 2022, whilst the EBITDA of its operational portfolio surged 704%. The battery energy storage fund saw its income
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The 50MW solar and 38MW battery storage site represents the first collocated project from Canadian Solar in the UK. Image: Gresham House. Canadian Solar has completed the sale of two fully-permitted solar and battery energy storage projects to Gresham House. The sale involves a collocated project in Durham, which includes 50MWp solar capacity and 38MW
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Published: 26 Jul 2022, 12:09 The joint venture has acquired two solar farms of 96MW and two 100MWh of standalone battery storage in the UK. Image: Andreas Gücklhorn (Unsplash). Lynher Energy has acquired the rights to build two solar battery farms and two independent battery storage facilities at adjacent sites in the UK. The joint
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Published: 25 Jul 2022, 12:54 The 500kW/832kWh lithium-ion battery has been co-located with an existing 2.5MW solar array. Image: Public Power Solutions. Swindon Borough Council’s development arm Public Power Solutions (PPS) has commissioned its Waterside Battery project. The 500kW/832kWh lithium-ion battery is co-located at Swindon’s Household Waste Recycling Centre at Waterside Park, which is already
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Vital Energi has started installation of solar panels that will power New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton. Image: Vital Energi. Vital Energi has started the installation of over 15,000 solar panels at the New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton. The installation will be finished by October, and will power the hospital for three quarters of the year,
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