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Bulb co-founder to announce £100 million raised for Field Energy battery storage venture

Published: 12 Jul 2023, 12:41 Field Energy’s battery storage at Oldham. Image; Field Energy UK energy storage developer Field, has secured a £100 million (US$128 million) fundraising round for expansion according to Sky News.   The firm, set up by the co-founder of utility Bulb, Amit Gudka, after its collapse in 2021, secured the capital […]

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Strong solar growth could save €106m per year in Ireland

Pennon Power acquires 100MW solar PV portfolio from Elgin Energy

Published: 11 Jul 2023, 09:20 The solar portfolio consists of three sites across England and Scotland. Image: David Meehan (Elgin Energy). Solar and storage developer Elgin Energy has agreed to sell a 100MW portfolio of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects to Pennon Power. Pennon Power, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the British water utility Pennon Group, will acquire

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Silverstone receives three solar-powered EV charging hubs from 3ti

Silverstone receives three solar-powered EV charging hubs from 3ti

The solar-powered EV charging hub will help Silverstone reduce its carbon emissions. Image: 3ti. 3ti has confirmed that three pop-up solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging hubs have been installed at Silverstone. Dubbed Papilio3, the solar-powered EV charging hubs are made using recycled shipping containers and has a solar capacity of just under 20kWp. The three

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Centrica secures development rights for its largest battery asset

Centrica secures development rights for its largest battery asset

The battery asset will store renewable energy produced by offshore wind farms in the North Sea. Image: Centrica. Energy company, Centrica Business Solutions, has confirmed it has secured the development rights for a 65MW two-hour battery storage plant – its largest to date. The battery storage asset, which is to be located in Abernethy, Scotland,

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Engenera, Costco sign agreement to promote solar power

Solar Taskforce to target electricity networks, skills, rooftop solar and supply chains

The Solar Taskforce was established earlier this year. Image: Unsplash. The UK Solar Taskforce has established four issue-specific sub-groups to support the creation of its roadmap for 70GW of solar by 2035. The four issue-specific groups will tackle electricity networks, skills, rooftop solar and supply chains, all of which are regarded as key obstacles that

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‘People investing in hybrid inverters want grid independence,’ says Livoltek’s Simon Baggaley

‘People investing in hybrid inverters want grid independence,’ says Livoltek’s Simon Baggaley

Many people investing in solar-plus-storage want a degree of grid independence, Simon Baggaley, country manager UK and Ireland at Livoltek told a Solar Media webinar audience today (5 July). Discussing the uses of hybrid inverters, Baggaley explained that the majority of customer demand in the UK and Irish markets is for hybrid technologies that enable the integration

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Full Foresight portfolio gets digitalisation boost in new Sennen partnership

Foresight Group achieves ‘record year for profitability’ with eyes for further renewable expansion

Foresight Group achieves ‘record year for profitability’ with eyes for further renewable expansion. Image: Foresight. Foresight Group Holdings, a sustainability-led infrastructure and private equity investment manager, achieved a record year of profitability and Assets under Management (AUM) with eyes for further solar and battery storage expansions. The organisation said it saw “exceptional growth” of 38%

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Gresham House records boost in profits despite 'one of the most challenging years'

Habitat Energy selected to optimise over 500MW of Gresham battery storage

This new partnership builds upon a previous agreement signed in 2019. Image: GRID. Global optimiser Habitat Energy has signed an agreement with Gresham House Energy Storage Fund that will see over 500MW of battery energy storage optimised. The agreement makes Habitat Energy the single largest optimiser of batteries on the Fund’s behalf, with 337MW of

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