Published: 5 Jan 2021, 12:02 Image: AceOn. Energy storage firm AceOn has joined a call to reverse changes to VAT for the technology that came into effect in 2019. Following the changes, the VAT rate on home energy storage jumped from 5% to 20%, a move that Richard Partington, managing director of AceOn, said has “not […]

Published: 5 Jan 2021, 15:05 Image: Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust. Downing LLP has signed a new power purchase agreement (PPA) for two of its solar farms in Devon using Zeigo’s online renewables procurement platform. This is the first PPA concluded on Zeigo’s platform and is between Downing and an undisclosed UK energy supplier. Lucy

Image: ENGIE. Second-life battery storage system company Connected Energy is celebrating a successful investment round with ENGIE New Ventures increasing its strategic investment. The company uses end-of-life electric vehicle batteries to create energy storage systems, connecting multiple to make a scalable storage solution with a capacity ranging from less than 100kwh up to 15MWh or

Image: Sunamp. British utility E.On has acquired a 49% share of residential and commercial solar energy company Eco2Solar. While E.ON is not disclosing the cost of the acquisition due to its commercially sensitive nature, “We can say we have made a fair investment given the scale and potential of Eco2Solar and this market as a

Image: ESB/Fluence. State owned electricity supply company ESB has announced its first major battery projects in Ireland, at sites in Inchicore, Co Dublin and Aghada, Co Cork. Both battery energy storage systems will be installed at existing ESB sites, with the company working with technology provider Fluence on the 60MWh system in Dublin and 38MWh

Published: 24 Dec 2020, 09:46 Gresham House Energy Storage Fund’s Wickham Market battery, part of the company’s acquisition spree this year. Image: GRID. Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) has conditionally agreed to acquire a c.30MW battery project known as Byers Brae. The site is located near Wester Dechmont, Livingston in West Lothian, Scotland, and

Image: Portsmouth City Council. Custom Solar has been chosen to deliver Portsmouth City Council’s ‘ground-breaking’ solar and battery installation at Portsmouth International Port. The system will incorporate roof-mounted solar panels across several buildings, as well as a large battery and solar canopies. Overall, the 750kW peak system will include 1,670 solar panels, capable of contributing 30% of

Published: 22 Dec 2020, 10:24 Image: Oxford PV. Oxford PV is lauding a new record with its perovskite solar cell, which is able to convert 29.5% of solar energy into electricity. This has been certified by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory located in Colorado, US, according to the company, and is in comparison to the

Image: Moixa. The government should reverse the VAT rise for home energy storage to help deliver up to 86,000 jobs and boost UK manufacturing. In an open letter to the government, the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) and a coalition of 30 industry groups have called for changes to the controversial rise