Published: 28 Jun 2022, 11:09 The tender will provide 10% of of TfL’s required electricity use. Image: Transport for London. A power purchase agreement (PPA) tender has been launched by the Mayor of London as part of ambitions to power the Tube network with 100% renewable electricity. This first tender is aiming to purchase approximately 10% […]
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Published: 1 Jul 2022, 10:27 Bloy’s Grove is the latest in a slew of 50MW solar projects being pursued by the renewable development arm of French energy giant EDF in the UK and Ireland. Image: EDF Renewables. EDF Renewables has been given the green light to develop its 49.9MW Bloy’s Grove solar farm by South
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Published: 1 Jul 2022, 15:39 The battery consists of more than 4,000 modules in 16 containers. Image: Iberdrola. Spanish utility Iberdrola has commissioned a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Ireland that will contribute to grid security as more renewables come online. Located in County Meath, in the east of the country, the 50MW/25MWh system
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Published: 29 Jun 2022, 10:00 The BESS has secured a grid connection from Western Power Distribution. Image: Getty. Westbridge Energy UK has secured a grid connection for its Fiskerton 53MVA battery energy storage system from Western Power Distribution (WPD). Located at a former RAF airfield in Lincoln, the BESS is to be strategically placed beside
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The new battery energy storage system will utilise the previous Uskmouth coal-fired power plant’s transmission connection. Image: Chris Allen (Geograph). Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has gained project development rights for its 230MW/460MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at former Uskmouth coal fired power station. The Uskmouth power station in Wales closed in 2015, and the new
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Field was launched in 2021 by Amit Gudka (pictured) after he stepped down from energy supplier Bulb. Image: Field. Battery energy storage company Field has secured £77 million in funding as it looks to continue the rapid expansion of its portfolio. This is made up of £30 million of equity funding from early-stage investor Plural,
Published: 23 Jun 2022, 09:55 DORE is intending to use to funds raised to pay off its revolving credit facility and expand its portfolio. Image: DORE. Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust (DORE) has raised c.£52.9 million to repay its revolving credit facility. The company received applications for 47,614,000 ordinary shares at a price of 111p
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The data collected by site owners would then be published in an annual Solar Energy UK report. Image: Solar Energy UK. Solar Energy UK has developed a standardised methodology for monitoring biodiversity on solar farms, to help provide a better assessment of changes and aid ecological management. Following the new guidance from the trade association
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A render of what the BESS projects could look like. Image: Mitsubishi Power. Mitsubishi Power has announced four battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the Republic of Ireland, marking its first step into the European energy storage market. The power solutions arm of the large Japanese conglomerate has entered into an exclusive agreement with
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Due to its size, Gate Burton will need to gain consent through the Planning Inspectorate for its development. Image: Andreas Gücklhorn (unsplash). Low Carbon has launched the second consultation for its 500MW Gate Burton solar and energy storage park in Lincolnshire. Over the next six-weeks, it is inviting comments on the updated masterplan, visual impact
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