Published: 29 Apr 2022, 14:57 NatWest found that solar and storage was the most popular kind of onsite generation for SMEs. Image: Scott Webb (Unsplash). Just 7% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have invested in onsite generation, but this is set to more than double over the next 12 months, with solar and storage […]

Zenobē now has c.235 MW of contracted storage assets and 1GW in development. Image: Zenobē. Zenobē has begun construction of its 50MW/100MWh battery storage asset in Scotland, said to be the first transmission connected battery in the country. The project in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire was first announced in May 2021 and, having reached financial close,

Published: 26 Apr 2022, 09:52 NextEnergy Solar has 91 solar assets in the UK, and is now looking to identify which could benefit from being retrofitted to include battery energy storage. Image: NextEnergy Capital. NextEnergy Solar (NESF) has selected the first of its existing solar sites to be retrofitted to include battery energy storage. The

Currently, local energy markets are run by distribution network operators, but this may present a conflict of interest going forwards. Image: Getty. Regulator Ofgem has put out a Call for Input to evaluate the role of distribution network operators in local energy markets going forwards. At the moment, distribution network companies are responsible for the

Published: 25 Apr 2022, 11:36 Kemble Solar Farm is the third of Aura Power’s utility-scale solar sites to gain planning permission over the last last year. Aura Power has gained planning permission from Cotswold District Council and Wiltshire Council, for the development of a 49.9MW solar farm in partnership with the Bathurst Estate. Construction of

BayWa r.e. has developed 31 solar farms in the UK, with a capacity of around 536MW. Image: BayWa r.e. BayWa r.e. has launched a consultation for its 160MW Oaklands Farm Solar Park, South Derbyshire. The company announced the mega project, which will sit west of the village of Rosliston and east of Walton-on-Trent, in 2021. It

Published: 20 Apr 2022, 13:17 SSE Renewables is looking to create a European portfolio of solar, wind, battery storage and hydrogen. Image: SSE SSE Renewables has acquired a portfolio of onshore wind development projects that includes scope for 1GW of additional co-located solar development opportunities. SSE Renewables said the acquisition of this c.39MW portfolio – spread across

Anesco has developed three solar farms in the Netherlands, including the 30MWp Sas Van Gent solar farm, in the province of Zeeland (pictured). Image: Anesco. UK developer Anesco is expanding into Europe, announcing its first subsidiary in the Netherlands. Wouter Beerten has been hired to lead Anesco Netherlands, bringing 12 years of experience in the

Published: 5 Apr 2022, 11:44 The Ducklington site is the first Innova and Novus have had approved this year. Image: Pixabay. Planning permission has been given for Ducklington Solar Farm in Oxfordshire, a site being developed by Innova Renewables and development consultancy Novus Renewable Services. Located south of Witney, the farm is to deliver an initial

Published: 11 Apr 2022, 12:22 The 20MW battery energy storage asset will be located in Newport, South Wales. Image: Llemiles (wikimedia commons). Battery energy storage company Field has acquired another asset, bringing its total pipeline to 775MW/1,510MWh after just over a year of operation. The latest acquisition is a 20MW/40MWh battery site in Newport, South Wales.