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Younity, Octopus Energy and Midcountries Co-operative initiative awards first advance for Bristol solar project

Younity, Octopus Energy and Midcountries Co-operative initiative awards first advance for Bristol solar project

Published: 21 Dec 2022, 14:03 The 1MW rooftop solar project is part of Community Energy Kickstart’s goal to help “unleash the significant potential” of the 400+ British community energy groups. Image: Younity. The Community Energy Kickstart initiate, a joint venture between Younity, Octopus Energy and Midcountries Co-operative, has awarded its first advance to Bristol Energy […]

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TRIG acquires 100% equity interest for 100MW BESS in Durham

TRIG acquires 100% equity interest for 100MW BESS in Durham

Published: 21 Dec 2022, 17:42 Durham Castle from the Cathedral. Image: Kenneth Yarham (geograph). London-listed investment company, The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (TRIG), has secured a 100% equity interest in a Durham-based battery storage development project from RES, which when completed, will have a total capacity of 100MW/200MWh. The battery energy storage system (BESS), named

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Octopus Renewables looks to further growth after strong first year results

BEIS launches consultation into key changes to Contracts for Difference scheme

93 individual projects across Britain won contracts in the last allocation round. Image: pxfuel. The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a consultation into key changes to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme. This looks to gain stakeholder feedback on changes to the Standard Terms and Conditions and Private Network Agreement

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Solar industry supports the ‘more progressive path’ detailed in the Scottish Budget 2023-24

Scotland’s First Minister’s promises ‘clear vision’ for the future of Scottish solar

Published: 23 Dec 2022, 10:59 Earlier this week Nicola Sturgeon told the chamber that a “clear vision” for the future development of solar will be presented in early January. Image: Adrien Olichon (Pexels). In answer to a question posed by Fergus Ewing MSP in parliament earlier this week, Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, recognised the

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Bluefield NAV remains strong at £476.7m through H2 2020

New acquisition takes Bluefield’s portfolio to 813MWp

Published: 23 Dec 2022, 13:32 The solar portfolio consists of a 3.9MWp solar plant in Scunthorpe, a 7.1MWp facility located in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria and two ground mounted solar photovoltaic plants. Image: Bluefield. The UK income fund, Bluefield Solar, has acquired a 46.4MWp solar portfolio from the North American firm specialising in real assets, Fengate Asset

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Vantage RE enters project development space, acquiring 102MWp sites from JBM Solar

Vantage RE enters project development space, acquiring 102MWp sites from JBM Solar

Eastfields is located by Deppers Bridge, and is designed with a single-axis tracking system. Image: BELECTRIC. Vantage RE has entered the project development space in the UK, with the acquisition of two solar schemes, both co-located with battery energy storage systems (BESS), from JBM Solar. The projects, the 34.8MWp Eastfields project in Warwickshire and the

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Gore Street to issue new ordinary shares placing as it continues to target expansion

Despite macroeconomic challenges strong ancillary service revenues boost Gore Street financials

Published: 20 Dec 2022, 13:28 As of the end of September, Gore Street had 16 operational projects, with a total capacity of 291.6MW across four markets. Image: Gore Street. Despite macroeconomic challenges, Gore Street’s asset value surged 45% over the six months from  31 March 2022, as ancillary service revenues stayed strong. The battery energy

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Solar industry supports the ‘more progressive path’ detailed in the Scottish Budget 2023-24

Solar industry supports the ‘more progressive path’ detailed in the Scottish Budget 2023-24

The budget also includes new prescribed plan and machinery exemptions for onsite renewable energy generation and storage to be introduced in April 2023. Image: Adrien Olichon (Pexels). Solar Energy Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government’s inclusion of solar energy systems in the non-domestic rates regime, announced in the Scottish Budget 2023-24 last week (15 December).

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