Oxford PV celebrates 29.5% conversion rate with perovskite solar cell

Oxford PV celebrates 29.5% conversion rate with perovskite solar cell

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 […]

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Companies call on government to ‘level the playing field’ by reducing VAT for energy storage

Companies call on government to ‘level the playing field’ by reducing VAT for energy storage

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

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Thrive Renewables enters battery storage market with 5MW acquisition

Thrive Renewables enters battery storage market with 5MW acquisition

Published: 18 Dec 2020, 15:21 Image: Thrive Renewables Thrive Renewables is to acquire a 5MW/7.5MWh battery storage facility from Eclipse Power Generation. Located at Wicken, just outside of Milton Keynes, the battery – which is to be constructed by summer 2021 – is to be Thrive Renewables’ first foray into the market. It is to

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TRIG raises a further £200m to allow it to continue the acquisition of pipeline assets

TRIG lands £500m credit facility to pursue new investments

Published: 18 Dec 2020, 12:23 TRIG chairman Helen Mahy CBE with RES chairman Gavin McAlpine and Scottish minister Ivan McKee at the Broxburn Energy Storage facility in 2018. Image: RES. The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has secured a £500 million ESG-linked SONIA credit facility to support its new investments. It has therefore successfully refinanced and

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Lumcloon energises 100MW Irish battery in Hanwha partnership

Lumcloon energises 100MW Irish battery in Hanwha partnership

Published: 17 Dec 2020, 11:58 Image: Lumcloon Energy. A 100MW battery storage facility in Co. Offaly in Ireland has this week been energised, having been developed as part of a partnership between local developer Lumcloon Energy and South Korea’s Hanwha Group. Writing on social media site LinkedIn, Irish network operator ESB Networks said it had

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Octopus Renewables and RES sign three year spares contract

Octopus Renewables and RES sign three year spares contract

Published: 17 Dec 2020, 10:46 Image: RES. Octopus Renewables has signed a three-year spares management contract with RES as it continues to grow its solar portfolio in the UK. The agreement will see RES supply inverter spares, requiring it to own over 100 compatible spare parts and deliver these on-demand. This will improve the availability of

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EDF submits planning permission for first 50MW UK solar farm

EDF submits planning permission for first 50MW UK solar farm

Published: 16 Dec 2020, 12:56 EDF Renewables’ 49.9MW Sutton Bridge solar farm has taken another step forward as its planning application goes before South Holland District Council. The planning application – the first for a large scale solar farm project in the UK submitted by the company – follows a consultation with local people, along

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Viridian adds to housebuilder partnerships with Beech Developments deal

Viridian adds to housebuilder partnerships with Beech Developments deal

Published: 16 Dec 2020, 08:00 Image: Beech Developments Viridian Solar has sealed a new group deal with Welsh housebuilder Beech Developments. The housebuilder will now exclusively use Viridian’s Clearline fusion roof-integrated solar panels for its homes, building around 120 a year in locations across the North of Wales. It builds eco-features into its houses as

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