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Nationwide grant seeks to roll out solar systems on social housing stock

Nationwide grant seeks to roll out solar systems on social housing stock

Published: 5 Aug 2021, 11:28 The grant hopes to accelerate deployment of solar PV systems on social housing by incentivising landlords. Image: Pixabay A partnership between energy saving specialists Happy Energy Solutions, EDF and British solar company UKSOL has created a grant for landlords of social housing to roll out solar PV across their housing […]

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RES secures O&M contract for 100MW Minety battery storage site

RES secures O&M contract for 100MW Minety battery storage site

Published: 4 Aug 2021, 11:02 The Minety site consists of two 50MW batteries. Image: RES. RES has won a tender to provide O&M services for China Huaneng Group’s Minety battery storage project, which began trading last month. Lauded as the largest battery storage development in Europe to date, the project consists of two 50MW batteries

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Drinks firm Diageo plans ground-mount solar install at packaging plant

Drinks firm Diageo plans ground-mount solar install at packaging plant

Published: 4 Aug 2021, 12:04 The Leven Packaging Plant, where Diageo is intending to install new solar PV. Image: Diageo Drinks company Diageo – which produces spirits and beers such as Captain Morgan, Smirnoff and Guinness  – has applied for planning permission for a new on-site solar farm. The solar – which would be capable of

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Innova sells on rooftop PV portfolio to Octopus Renewables

Innova sells on rooftop PV portfolio to Octopus Renewables

Published: 3 Aug 2021, 11:52 Innova’s portfolio consists of 57 commercial solar PV rooftop assets. Image: Innova. Innova Energy has competed the sale of its portfolio of 57 commercial rooftop solar PV assets in the UK. Sold to an investment vehicle managed by Octopus Renewables, all of the solar installations benefit from feed-in tariffs. The

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Gresham House acquires 50MW Low Farm solar site from Anesco

Gresham House acquires 50MW Low Farm solar site from Anesco

Anesco now provide O&M services monitoring to more than 24,000 sites. Image: Anesco. Gresham House has acquired a 50MW solar farm from Anesco as part of a £100 million partnership. The two companies signed their three-year development and construction agreement back in January, which will see them develop a 200MW ground mounted solar PV portfolio

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PACE secures planning permission for second 21MWp UK solar-plus-storage site

PACE secures planning permission for second 21MWp UK solar-plus-storage site

Published: 2 Aug 2021, 12:49 The approval follows the company’s first UK solar farm receiving planning permission in February. Image: PACE. Pathfinder Clean Energy (PACE) has secured planning permission for a 21MWp solar and battery storage site outside of Norwich. The Burgate solar farm will be located eight miles north of the city of Norfolk, and

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Government unveils allocation of full £500m Local Authority Delivery of Green Homes Grant

Solar PV installs jump to 109 under Local Authority Delivery of Green Homes Grant

Published: 30 Jul 2021, 11:14 Installations of solar PV as part of the Green Homes Grant have risen by over 100 since March. Image: Image: Maria Godfrida (Pixabay). Installations of solar PV under the Local Authority Delivery of the Green Homes Grant have risen, although the technology still represents just 5% of total installations. Data

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BayWa r.e. acquires 100MW of co-located solar from JBM Solar

BayWa r.e. acquires 100MW of co-located solar from JBM Solar

Published: 29 Jul 2021, 13:46 The acquisition will help BayWa r.e. expand its operations in the UK market, with a portfolio of more than 2GW of solar and wind already under operation including the Bann Road solar farm in Northern Ireland. Image: BayWa r.e. German renewables giant BayWa r.e. has acquired 99.8MW of subsidy-free co-located solar

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Solar-plus-storage-plus-EV systems installed at Portsmouth housing depots

Solar-plus-storage-plus-EV systems installed at Portsmouth housing depots

Published: 27 Jul 2021, 12:25 The solar is to provide the electricity to charge the new electric vehicles. Image: Portsmouth City Council Portsmouth City Council has installed two solar, battery storage and electric vehicle (EV) charging systems at housing depots in the city. The solar – installed at the housing depot in Port Royal Street

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