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Published: 9 Mar 2022, 15:44 Seven bin wagons are to be fitted with solar panels. Image: Oldham Council. Oldham Council has partnered TRAILAR to trial fitting solar panels onto vehicles so as to charge the batteries while the vehicles are working. Over the next year, the council is to fit solar panels on 14 of its […]

The panel was made up of: Conall Bolger, CEO of Irish Solar Association; Paul Carson managing director of Strategic Power Projects; Kate Tuohy vice president energy at MUFG and Jim Arigho director at Allied Irish Banks. Image: Solar Power Portal. Despite a surge in activity, grid connections remain a key barrier to the development of

Solar Finance and Investment Europe is being held from 8-9 March 2022 in the Park Plaza hotel in Victoria, London. Image: Solar Power Portal. The scale of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project’s (NSIP) can help to counterbalance many of the challenges solar project developments face currently, including those around grid connection. Speaking at Solar Finance and

The solar farm is to power Lancaster University’s Bailrigg campus. Image: Lancaster University A 16.5MW solar farm to be built on land owned by Lancaster University as part of the university’s goals of becoming net zero for utility-based energy emissions by 2030 has been granted planning permission. The university submitted the planning application for the

Published: 8 Mar 2022, 11:30 Solar PV and battery storage has been installed as part of the Low Carbon Communities Initiative. Image: Ell Brown South Cornelly is to be Wales’ first low-carbon village as part of the Low Carbon Communities Initiative, which has seen the installation of solar and battery storage. The project is aiming

DORE acquired a UK portfolio of solar PV in March 2021. Image: DORE Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust (DORE) – which entered the UK solar market in 2021 – has recorded an operating profit of investments 16.9% above expectations as it continues to pursue UK opportunities. In its results for the period from incorporation on

Published: 3 Mar 2022, 12:36 EDF Renewables specialises in solar, battery storage and wind. Image: EDF Renewables. IFS Cloud is to power EDF Renewables UK and Ireland’s enterprise asset management, with this including Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and contract management. EDF Renewables UK and Ireland – a joint venture between EDF Renewables Group and EDF

Gore Street’s Drumkee battery storage site in Ireland. Image: Gore Street. Gore Street has completed the acquisition of a 90% stake in a 28MWh operational energy storage asset in Cremzow, Germany, as the company plans to “aggressively” pursue certain international markets. Cremzow has been operating since 2019, providing balancing and frequency services across eight countries

Elspeth Vincent is joining as general counsel from Ecotricity. Image: Field. Battery energy storage company Field has announced three new senior hires, as it expands its team by 213% in just four months. Elspeth Vincent is joining as general counsel, Ben Saward as VP of supply chain and Tom Elvey as lead data engineer. Vincent

Dan Bates, Rebel Energy CEO and Richard Partington AceOn Energy MD. Image: AceOn. Energy supplier Rebel Energy and renewable technology company AceOn have teamed up to install solar and battery storage systems in social and affordable homes. The installations will help lower bills for the tenants, and offer local authorities and housing associations a path