Solar

Published: 9 Mar 2021, 10:10 Installation of Clearline fusion and Velux windows in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Image: Virdian Solar. Viridian Solar has unveiled new roofing kits that extend its existing partnership with VELUX, announced last year. The partnership is aiming to provide a seamless combination of roof-integrated solar PV and roof windows, with the new roofing kit […]

Image: Andreas Gucklhorn (Unsplash). Foresight Solar Fund has confirmed its continued focus on fixed revenue streams as the impact of COVID-19 continues to be felt. Low power prices during Q2 of 2020 continued to affect Foresight, as lockdown in the UK caused demand to fall to a record low, in turn driving down prices. In May,

Published: 10 Mar 2021, 12:00 Gravitricity engineering project manager Frances Tierney, with senior mechanical engineer Steven Kirk by the tower. Image: Gravitricity. Gravitricity has celebrated a new milestone, as the 15-metre high lattice tower for its storage demonstrator project is installed ahead of testing beginning next month. The Leith based energy storage start-up is building

Longer-duration storage covers a number of technologies, including flow batteries such as those from Invinity Energy Systems. Image: Invinity Energy Systems. A new market mechanism for longer-duration storage should be created according to the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA). In a new report, the trade association looked into the need for longer-duration

Published: 11 Mar 2021, 08:51 Waverley Court solar installation. Image: ECSC. The Edinburgh Community Solar Co-operative (ECSC) has almost completed its 30th installation, with solar panels being fitted on Waverley Court, the City of Edinburgh Council headquarters. Waverley Court is the sixth public building to have solar panels installed as part of funds secured during

Gresham House – which manages funds including Gresham House Energy Storage Fund – has recorded a net core income of £40.8 million and an adjusted operating profit of £12.1 million. These were up 29% and 17% from 2019 respectively despite chairman Anthony Townsend describing 2020 in the company’s full year results as being “one of the most

Published: 11 Mar 2021, 11:03 Ground mounted solar. Image: EDF. EDF Renewables has received planning consent for its 49.9MW Sutton Bridge solar farm, the company’s first large-scale solar development in the UK. South Holland District Council has granted permission for the project after EDF Renewables submitted it in December following a period of consultation with local

The battery will be built on Feeder Road in Bristol. Image: Thrive Renewables. Thrive Renewables has acquired its second battery storage asset, with this being a 20MW battery project in Bristol. It has the capacity to deliver between one and two hours of electricity for flexibility services such as frequency response and balancing services to the

Published: 12 Mar 2021, 11:34 Image: Nissan. Nissan is to nearly triple the renewable energy generation at its Sunderland manufacturing plant with a proposed 20MW solar farm. This new 37,000-panel extension would go in alongside the existing wind turbines and solar farm, resulting in 20% of the plant’s energy coming from onsite renewables. The new solar

Published: 12 Mar 2021, 16:02 A 50MW solar and battery storage scheme being developed by JBM Solar Projects has received planning permission. Located on land adjacent to Roden Lane, Roden near Telford, the asset is to take around 26 weeks to construct and have a lifespan of 40 years. Benefits of the solar farm presented