Published: 30 Apr 2021, 11:35 The Litchardon Cross site, near Barnstaple in North Devon. Image: Aura Power. North Devon Council has unanimously approved a planning application for a 49.9MW solar farm to be developed by Aura Power. The farm, which will be located at Litchardon Cross near Barnstaple, will be built on low-grade land that …
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Published: 29 Apr 2021, 12:06 The Broxted project in Suffolk, UK, owned by Cubico Sustainable Investments and GLIL Infrastructure. Image: Cubico. Over 500MW of new UK solar PV and onshore wind is to be developed by a joint venture between Cubico Sustainable Investments and Peel NRE. The duo are to originate, develop and operate the …
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Published: 28 Apr 2021, 10:46 Image: SolarEdge. Smart energy technology company SolarEdge is launching Smart Modules with integrated Power Optimisers in the UK. The modules combine the optimisers with split-cell technology, increasing performance and durability the company said. The range includes 355-360W all-black modules and 370W black-framed modules. It will be the first time SolarEdge’s …
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Image: Gresham House Energy Storage Fund. Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has unveiled an 802MW pipeline, with 275MW of this currently funded and due to start construction shortly. This comes as part of the company’s full year results to 31 December 2020, which also provided an update out to 31 March 2021 detailing how Gresham …
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Image: Giorgio Trovato (Unsplash). Removing VAT on clean energy products like solar panels is supported by a majority of the public, new analysis by Green Alliance has found. In a BritainThinks survey for the thinktank’s TransformTax project, a sample of 2,076 members of the UK public were asked about whether the tax system should be …
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Published: 27 Apr 2021, 09:47 The expansion of the offering comes after a first phase that saw the systems form part of a VPP. Image: Moixa Following a successful first phase, Moixa’s partnership with Energia is to now offer solar and storage to a wider customer base. Occurring over the last year, this first phase saw …
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Published: 23 Apr 2021, 10:33 Image: Gore Street Energy Storage Fund. A potential 80MW acquisition – plus Gore Street Energy Storage Fund’s 1.3GW development pipeline – is to be funded by the net proceeds of the company’s latest £135 million fundraise. This potential acquisition is expected in the coming weeks, the fund said, with net proceeds of …
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Published: 23 Apr 2021, 13:04 In the future, Gravitricity will look to use either purpose made holes or old mine shafts for its energy storage sites. Image: Gravitricity. Gravitricity has successfully commissioned its 250kW energy storage demonstrator, proving the novel technology’s capability. The demonstrator has been built above ground whilst future commercial projects will be …
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By 2030, all of the world’s solar resource will be economic in comparison to local fossil fuel generation, according to a new report from thinktank Carbon Tracker. Already around 60% of global solar generation is economic – with 15% of wind resource being economic – a figure expected to grow to more than 50% by 2030. This is …
Published: 22 Apr 2021, 10:08 The acquisition brings Gresham House’s portfolio up to 425MW, made up predominantly of projects in England like Red Scar (pictured). Image: Gresham House. Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has completed the acquisition of the c.30MW Byers Brae project for a total value of £15.6 million, plus up to £0.35 million …
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