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Published: 22 Jun 2022, 12:48 Harmony Energy and FRV’s 34MW/68MWh Contego battery energy storage facility near Burgess Hill. Image: Harmony Energy. Harmony Energy Income Trust plc has secured a £60 million debt facility from NatWest to support the acquisition of the company’s first pipeline project. The 99MW/198MWh battery energy storage project is located in Buckinghamshire […]

Published: 21 Jun 2022, 10:00 Vattenfall has developed hybrid wind and solar projects before, including the Parc Cynog site in Wales. Image: Vattenfall. Vattenfall is eying the development of a renewable energy scheme at Mynydd Lluest y Graig in Mid Wales. The Swedish multinational is considering a range of technologies for the site, including solar

Published: 20 Jun 2022, 11:36 The sites are to see biodiversity enhancements including new hedgerows and wildlife corridors. Image: EDF. Two of EDF Renewables UK’s consented 49.9MW solar PV projects are now at the site preparation and construction phase, having been added to its portfolio last year. These two projects are the 49.9MW Burwell site in

Published: 17 Jun 2022, 10:24 Zenobē currently has has c.235MW of contracted storage assets and 1GW in development. Image: Zenobē A 12MW/24MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) being developed by Zenobē and Swindon Borough Council’s development arm Public Power Solutions (PPS) has entered construction. Located at the Waterside Innovation Hub in Swindon, the project is

Published: 16 Jun 2022, 09:00 The Code of Practice covers all scales of installations. Image: Pixabay. The Institution of Engineering and Technology has published the draft of the second edition of its Code of Practice for Grid-connected Solar Photovoltaic Systems. The Code of Practice aims to to ensure safe, effective and competently installed solar PV systems, with it

Published: 9 Jun 2022, 13:06 KORE Power is to open a gigafactory dubbed KOREPlex in Arizona, US, next year. Image: KORE Power. Battery cell manufacturer KORE Power is to provide the batteries for a 10MW/20MWh battery storage project under development between ABB and energy supplier Ecotricity. The battery energy storage system (BESS) will be installed

Published: 9 Jun 2022, 13:58 Construction is expected to start in July 2022, ahead of Richborough BESS becoming operational in June 2023. Image: Pacific Green. Pacific Green has selected Shell Energy Europe Limited to optimise its 99.98MW Richborough Energy Park battery energy storage system (BESS). The company is developing the site in Kent, England, which