Published: 15 Sep 2023, 09:28 The three projects will total 221MW in capacity. Image: EDF Renewables UK. Green energy company EDF Renewables UK has secured planning permission for three grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in recent weeks, with a total capacity of 221MW.. The three new grid-scale lithium-ion battery storage facilities will be located […]

Published: 13 Sep 2023, 12:33 Ørsted ventures into UK solar market with 740MW solar NSIP. Image: Ørsted . Danish power company Ørsted has ventured into the UK solar market via a 740MW project in Nottinghamshire. Dubbed the One Earth Solar Farm, the sheer size of the project means that it, if approved, it will be categorised

Allocating the majority of battery storage volume into frequency response markets will no longer achieve the high returns historically enjoyed, stated LCP Delta. Image: Getty. Following a 71% decline in average profits for Britain’s battery storage market, a new report by LCP Delta has urged investors to consider more “sophisticated strategies” to increase revenue. According

Published: 11 Sep 2023, 11:02 Solar panels. Image: Absolute Solar The flagship Contracts for Difference (CfD) renewable power auction published the results of its Auction Round 5 (AR5) last week, with solar projects securing almost 2GW of capacity out of a total of 3.7GW. The previous AR4 had a budget of £285 million compared to

Published: 8 Sep 2023, 15:59 A computer generated image of EDF’s proposed Braintree BESS. Image: EDF Renewables. EDF Renewables UK has won planning permission for a new grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in Braintree, Essex.   The BESS will have an output of 57MW and is expected to begin construction in early 2024, becoming operational

Published: 8 Sep 2023, 16:39 Glassenbury BESS. Image: Gresham House Battery energy storage fund Gresham House has released annual accounts for the first half of 2023, showing lower H1 2023 revenues and a drop in share value. In 2022, the company’s earnings before tax (EBITDA) was £48.8 million, “a like-for-like increase of 23.2%”, while the

Published: 7 Sep 2023, 11:52 According to GridBeyond, its strategy aims to “prove that behind-the-meter distributed storage can be an asset to the system while delivering significant value for our customers.” Image: Getty. GridBeyond has confirmed it will move forward with its strategy to bring distributed energy storage assets together as one resource to access

Published: 6 Sep 2023, 14:40 Computer generated image of a Clearstone BESS project. Image: Clearstone Energy Clearstone Energy is seeking planning consent for a new 400MW / 800MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Devon. The Junction 27 project in the South West of England is the first site in a UK BESS project

Published: 5 Sep 2023, 09:38 Solar panel array at Sky Elstree. Image: SSE Energy Solutions. A 3MW solar panel system newly installed on the rooftops of Sky Studios Elstree will supply at least 40% of the studios’ annual energy requirements. Installed on the film and TV studio complex by SSE Energy Solutions, the solar array

Published: 4 Sep 2023, 15:09 ECIU highlights the damaging effect Clause 48 could have on ground-mount solar in the UK if it passes. Image: Getty. New analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has found that putting further restrictions on ground-mount solar farms could cost UK bill payers up to £5 billion a