The battery asset will store renewable energy produced by offshore wind farms in the North Sea. Image: Centrica. Energy company, Centrica Business Solutions, has confirmed it has secured the development rights for a 65MW two-hour battery storage plant – its largest to date. The battery storage asset, which is to be located in Abernethy, Scotland, […]

The Solar Taskforce was established earlier this year. Image: Unsplash. The UK Solar Taskforce has established four issue-specific sub-groups to support the creation of its roadmap for 70GW of solar by 2035. The four issue-specific groups will tackle electricity networks, skills, rooftop solar and supply chains, all of which are regarded as key obstacles that

Published: 6 Jul 2023, 13:26 A man fitting domestic solar panels. Image by Kindel Media via Pexels New data from NTT DATA, based on UK government statistics, suggests that 73% of all solar deployment in 2022 was domestic.  The figures suggest that domestic solar installations now make up 27% of the UK’s solar capacity, with

Many people investing in solar-plus-storage want a degree of grid independence, Simon Baggaley, country manager UK and Ireland at Livoltek told a Solar Media webinar audience today (5 July). Discussing the uses of hybrid inverters, Baggaley explained that the majority of customer demand in the UK and Irish markets is for hybrid technologies that enable the integration

Foresight Group achieves ‘record year for profitability’ with eyes for further renewable expansion. Image: Foresight. Foresight Group Holdings, a sustainability-led infrastructure and private equity investment manager, achieved a record year of profitability and Assets under Management (AUM) with eyes for further solar and battery storage expansions. The organisation said it saw “exceptional growth” of 38%

This new partnership builds upon a previous agreement signed in 2019. Image: GRID. Global optimiser Habitat Energy has signed an agreement with Gresham House Energy Storage Fund that will see over 500MW of battery energy storage optimised. The agreement makes Habitat Energy the single largest optimiser of batteries on the Fund’s behalf, with 337MW of

David Kemp (Emanate Capital), Axel Thiemann (Sonnedix), Hildagarde McCarville (ANESCO), and Lisa McDermott (ABN AMRO Bank N.V.) during yesterday’s UKSS panel. The UK’s solar sector is back on the up after experiencing a tumultuous past few years. The success of the sector has won the attention of the UK Government and resulted in a number

Published: 30 Jun 2023, 09:35 A total of £38 million will be invested by the company over a 12-month period to acquire and construct the solar project. Image: Unsplash. OVO Energy has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Atrato Onsite Energy to receive clean energy from its 50MW solar PV project in Richmond, North Yorkshire.

Published: 29 Jun 2023, 13:52 Using Maxeon Solar Technologies’ SunPower One customers will be able to use solar energy generated from domestic solar panels to charge their EVs. Image: ev.energy. Electric vehicle (EV) charging provider ev.energy has announced a new partnership with Maxeon Solar Technologies that will see domestic solar power charge electric vehicles (EVs). Using

Published: 28 Jun 2023, 13:58 Dr Alan Whitehead speaking at the UK Solar Summit today. Image: Solar Media Labour Party Shadow Minister for Energy and the Green New Deal Dr Alan Whitehead opened the second day of the UK Solar Summit, hosted by our publisher Solar Media, to lay out Labour’s vision for the solar and