Octopus Renewables and Zestec set their sights on £100m solar portfolio in new partnership

Octopus Energy signs first Japanese solar deal as it seeks to conquer Asian renewables markets

An image of the Octopus logo on its company office. Image: Octopus Energy. Octopus Energy has signed its first solar contract in Japan with Yotsuya Capital, as it continues to invest in the Japanese energy market.  The company said the contract was an “initial seven figure investment, which was made on behalf of the Sky

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NTR deploys two battery storage systems in Ireland

NTR deploys two battery storage systems in Ireland

Published: 4 Apr 2023, 13:45 NTR says that the BESS systems respond in 150 milliseconds to balance the grid by discharging electricity. Image: Michal Osmenda (Wikimedia). Sustainable infrastructure investor, NTR, has announced the deployment of two battery energy storage systems in Co. Wexford, Ireland. The 9MW BESS situated in Gorey entered the Delivering a Secure,

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'Powering Up Britain': new measures to double UK’s solar portfolio

‘Powering Up Britain’: new measures to double UK’s solar portfolio

Published: 31 Mar 2023, 14:17 The paper announced the creation of a new solar installation task force. Image: Pixabay. The UK Government’s revised energy security strategy titled Powering Up Britain, published on ‘Green Day’ (30 March) has committed to a number of measures that it predicts will double the UK’s solar portfolio by 2050. Referencing

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Cambridge Power to develop 800MW of UK battery storage with Brookfield Renewable

Low Carbon eyes 600MW solar NSIP project in Lincolnshire

Low Carbon eyes 600MW solar NSIP project in Lincolnshire. Image: Pxhere. Renewable energy company Low Carbon has announced plans to develop a 600MW energy park in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, which includes solar and energy storage. The proposed Beacon Fen Energy Park would include the construction of infrastructure in order to export electricity from the park

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UK Infrastructure Bank partners with Centrica to invest up to £265 million in energy storage

UK Infrastructure Bank partners with Centrica to invest up to £265 million in energy storage

A Centrica customer with his residential battery energy storage asset. Image: Centrica. The UK Infrastructure Bank plans to invest up to £265 million in energy storage development in partnership with British Gas owner Centrica Plc. In a statement, Centrica said: “The Bank will invest £75 million on a match funding basis into the Gresham House

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Treasury reluctant to reduce VAT on green products including solar

Solar Energy UK welcomes the creation of a Solar Taskforce as part of ‘Green Day’

Solar Energy UK welcomes the creation of a Solar Taskforce as part of ‘Green Day’. Image: Eric Hossinger. The solar industry has welcomed the UK government’s plans to establish a Solar Taskforce as part of a range of measures introduced in the “Energy Security Day” package. The Solar Taskforce was first called to be created in

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Connection dates branded ‘unacceptable’ as Octopus offered 2036 date for solar and storage site

Connection dates branded ‘unacceptable’ as Octopus offered 2036 date for solar and storage site

Panelists included: • Amber Rudd, Former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change • Cameron Hepburn, Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Oxford • Greg Jackson, Founder & CEO, Octopus Energy • Miguel Stillwell D’Andrade, CEO EDP & EDP Renewables • Laurie Fitch, Non-Executive Director of EDP & Strategic Advisory Group Partner,

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Belectric Solar signs agreement to add 150MWp of solar capacity to its O&M footprint

Atrato Onsite Energy to add two solar projects to portfolio with £29 million investment

Atrato Onsite Energy to add two solar projects to portfolio with £29 million investment. Image: Pexels. Renewable investment trust Atrato Onsite Energy, which operates under the ticker ROOF, has confirmed it has invested £29 million into two solar projects. The projects, which are situated in Northamptonshire and Lancashire, have a combined generation capacity of 29MW

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Council-owned solar project reaches ‘major milestone’

Homeless shelter and local hubs to receive grant funding for solar panel installations

Published: 27 Mar 2023, 15:09 The funding is provided by SSE’s Sustainable Development Fund (SDF), which is aimed at renewable development projects from community focussed or charitable organisations. Image: Getty. The Forge Project – a town centre project to support the homeless – is among a number of rural hubs in North Lincolnshire to receive

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