The 20-acre solar site, (above) will sell its generated energy back to the National Grid. Image: Ecosse Solar Parks. A £1.9 million funding package has allowed a 6.7MW solar farm in ForFar, Northeast of Scotland to open. Owing to the funding provided by Lombard Asset Finance – part of the Natwest Group – the 20-acre …

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The share prices of the three big listed energy storage funds have fallen 40-50% since the start of the year. Image: Pixabay. UK battery energy storage system (BESS) project premiums have fallen 15% in the last few months, a source told our sister site Energy-Storage.news. Rising financing costs and plummeting revenues have been experienced throughout …

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Chiltern Solar co-founders, Steve & Julie Gamston with Phil Earl, chief executive of Agrivert. Image: Agrivert. Renewable energy operator Agrivert has expanded it’s offering to include solar photovoltaics (PV) and battery storage following the acquisition of Chiltern Solar Limited. Chiltern Solar, founded in 2011, is an MCS-certified independently run business designing, supplying and installing solar …

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Local residents of the 47-acre site will be given preference to buy shares in the Co-op for as little as £25. Image: Eden Renewables. Eden Renewables has submitted a planning application to Wiltshire council for a 40MW alternating current (AC) solar farm east of Kington St. Michael, Wiltshire. The Wiltshire-based solar developer has proposed that …

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The show floor at Solar & Storage Live. Image: Solar Media. Welcome to Solar Power Portal’s day three coverage of Solar & Storage Live 2023, taking place at the NEC in Birmingham over 17-19 October. Our editorial team will be reporting live from the event, bringing you all the insight, news and views from the show floor. …

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Enviromena’s Three Maid’s Hill solar site. Image: Enviromena. Clean energy solutions company Enviromena has announced a £65 million equity raise supporting a portfolio target of over 500MW. The equity raise, supported by investors Arjun Infrastructure Partners (AIP), will provide the Reading-based company the support to grow its constructed and operational UK solar portfolio to over …

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Tesla Megapack 2XL lithium-ion batteries will be provided for the project. Image: TagEnergy. Clean energy company TagEnergy has announced Tesla, Habitat Energy and RES as project partners for a two-hour 100MW/200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in North Yorkshire. According to a TagEnergy statement, engineering procurement and construction contractor Tesla will provide a system of …

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The show floor at Solar & Storage Live. Image: Solar Media. Welcome to Solar Power Portal’s day two coverage of Solar & Storage Live 2023, taking place at the NEC in Birmingham over 17-19 October. Our editorial team will be reporting live from the event, bringing you all the insight, news and views from the show floor. …

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Image: Solar Media. Welcome to Solar Power Portal’s coverage of Solar & Storage Live 2023, taking place at the NEC in Birmingham over 17-19 October. Our editorial team will be reporting live from the event, bringing you all the insight, news and views from the show floor. Graham Stuart reiterates governmental support for solarContents1 Graham Stuart reiterates …

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