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British Solar Renewables seeking full acquisition as it enters next growth phase

British Solar Renewables seeking full acquisition as it enters next growth phase

Published: 13 Aug 2021, 11:14 The Owls Hatch solar farm, which BSR sold to Cubico Sustainable Investments in 2016. Image: BSR. British Solar Renewables (BSR) is exploring acquisition opportunities after recognising it will need increased access to construction finance and growth capital. The developer – which has developed, constructed and operated fifty-seven solar plants and […]

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Downing acquires 96MWp UK solar PV Seed Assets portfolio

Downing opens new renewable development business

Published: 13 Aug 2021, 11:30 The new development arm will build a portfolio of project available exclusively to Downing managed funds and vehicles. Image: Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust (DORE). Downing LLP has established a new renewable energy project development business, focused on building a pipeline of solar, wind and battery storage projects in the

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SSEN connects first solar power farm using new POC-MAST tech

SSEN connects first solar power farm using new POC-MAST tech

Published: 12 Aug 2021, 10:51 Using the POC-MAST solution, SSEN was able to directly connect the solar farm to the grid without the need for expensive expansion. Image: SSEN. The first solar site has been connected to the grid using Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution’s Point of Connection Mast (POC-MAST). Bradenstoke solar farm

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Pivot activates 50MW transmission-connected battery in Oxford

A record amount of battery storage applications submitted in Q2’21

Published: 11 Aug 2021, 15:46 Pivot Power, Wärtsilä and Habitat Energy’s lithium-ion battery, which went live in June becoming the UK’s first grid-scale battery storage system directly connected to the transmission network. Image: Pivot Power.. In the UK, the pipeline of utility-scale battery storage projects has now reached over 20GW across 800 projects. This has

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NextEnergy Solar Fund celebrates ‘milestone achievement’ as it reaches 150MWp subsidy-free target

Strengthened UK baseload power prices bolster NESF’s results

Published: 10 Aug 2021, 10:35 Irradiation levels exceeded expectations by 4.8% for the quarter. Image: NESF. NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) saw electricity generation come in 3.8% above budget in Q2 2021, boosting the company’s revenue by c.£1.1 million. This was helped along by irradiation levels exceeding expectations by 4.8% for the quarter, with NESF also lauding

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EDF Renewables continues flurry of activity with consultation for 50MW Cadenham site

EDF Renewables submits planning application for latest 50MW solar farm

Published: 10 Aug 2021, 11:04 The Tye Lane site is one of a host announced by EDF recently, including the Cadenham solar farm development (pictured), which the public is currently being consulted on. Image: EDF Renewables. EDF Renewables has submitted a planning application for another 49.9MW solar farm, continuing its busy run of development. The

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Social Energy customers 'first green residential prosumers' in GB after it enables REGO claims

Social Energy customers ‘first green residential prosumers’ in GB after it enables REGO claims

Social Energy’s VPP customers can now claim REGOS. Image: Social Energy. Social Energy has said its customers are the first green residential prosumers in Great Britain after it enabled them to claim Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin certificates for the renewable energy they generate. The supplier requested Ofgem work on a bulk application process to

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Newly operational Minety utilising NCM and LFP battery energy storage system solutions

Newly operational Minety utilising NCM and LFP battery energy storage system solutions

Published: 5 Aug 2021, 12:08 The 100MW Minety battery storage site. Image: Shell Energy Europe More information on the 1,500V energy storage system solutions supplied by Sungrow for the 100MW Minety battery storage project have today (5 August) been revealed. Sungrow supplied both NCM and LFP battery energy storage system solutions to the project, with these featuring high integration, minimising the

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