Published: 9 Jun 2022, 13:06 KORE Power is to open a gigafactory dubbed KOREPlex in Arizona, US, next year. Image: KORE Power. Battery cell manufacturer KORE Power is to provide the batteries for a 10MW/20MWh battery storage project under development between ABB and energy supplier Ecotricity. The battery energy storage system (BESS) will be installed […]

Published: 9 Jun 2022, 13:58 Construction is expected to start in July 2022, ahead of Richborough BESS becoming operational in June 2023. Image: Pacific Green. Pacific Green has selected Shell Energy Europe Limited to optimise its 99.98MW Richborough Energy Park battery energy storage system (BESS). The company is developing the site in Kent, England, which

Published: 10 Jun 2022, 07:00 NESF is pursuing a £350 million portfolio of assets, including battery storage and international solar. Image: NESF. NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has celebrated hitting a new milestone as its portfolio reaches 100 operating solar assets. The latest 181kW commercial rooftop solar power installation is the final development under its venture

Published: 10 Jun 2022, 10:40 Solar Skills London is to offer grants of £1,000 for solar-related training and development. Image: Daniel Chapman/Flickr. The Solar Skills London programme – launched in 2021 by Solar Energy UK and the Mayor of London – has created a new online careers hub. This hub aims to help newcomers map

Published: 8 Jun 2022, 11:37 EDF Renewables is developing a number of 50MW solar farms around the UK. Image: EDF. EDF Renewables is looking to explore the positive impacts of utility-scale solar projects on biodiversity, soil health and farmland management in partnership with academic institutions. As part of work with sustainability consultancy Nature Positive, EDF Renewables

Published: 6 Jun 2022, 16:39 The 60MW BESS is RWE’s second in Ireland. Image: RWE RWE’s largest battery storage project to date has entered full operations in County Monaghan, Ireland. The 60MW battery energy storage system (BESS) is the second RWE battery project to go live in the country, after its 8.5MW BESS in Stephenstown,

Published: 6 Jun 2022, 12:33 Diageo’s environmental manager Jay Christie and operations director Gavin Brogan at the Leven bottling and packaging site, which produces 40 million cases of spirit every year. Image: Diageo. Beverage company Diageo has been given the green light by Fife council for the construction of its 4.1MW solar farm. The site

Published: 2 Jun 2022, 10:00 Bluefield recently acquired a 93MW portfolio which included 15 solar PV projects. Image: Bluefield Bluefield Solar has raised £150 million to pay down its fully drawn Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) following its acquisition of a 93MW portfolio earlier this month. This 93MW portfolio includes 15 solar assets with a total

Published: 2 Jun 2022, 10:37 The rooftop PV has been operational since 2015. Image: ROOF. Atrato Onsite Energy (ROOF) has invested £6.6 million into a rooftop solar PV system situated atop what it said is a major Marks & Spencer (M&S) warehouse. At the time of its installation in 2015, the 6MW system was the