Published: 24 Dec 2021, 10:00 Installations of solar PV under the Green Homes Grant have increased throughout the year. Image: Maria Godfrida (Pixabay). To date, there have been 1,623 installations of solar PV through the Local Authority Delivery of the Green Homes Grant, a significant rise on previously reported figures. In total, the scheme has […]

Published: 23 Dec 2021, 11:57 Nofar Energy’s CEO, Nadav Tene, who said the new JV is to “generate significant growth”. Image: Nofar Energy Israel’s Nofar Energy is to pursue the development of UK battery energy storage systems (BESS) in a new joint venture (JV) with investment group Interland. The first project in this JV is to

Published: 22 Dec 2021, 14:48 By: Solar installations have been beset this year by supply chain volatility. Image: Lightsource bp. The last year is unlikely to be one the solar and energy storage industries will forget in a hurry but, just in case anything from the last 12 months has slipped your mind, the Solar

Published: 22 Dec 2021, 11:50 Maldon, Essex, near which the 40MW BESS is to be located. Image: John Fielding (Flickr) Macquarie’s Green Investment Group has reached financial close on its first UK battery energy storage system (BESS). The 40MW / 40MWh BESS is located in Maldon, Essex, and forms part of a 187MWh portfolio of

Greencoat has over 3GW of generation across the UK, Europe and the US. Image: Greencoat. Global investment manager Schroders is to acquire a 75% shareholding in renewable energy infrastructure manager Greencoat, for an initial consideration of £358 million. The deal includes a potential earn out, which will be payable three years after completion and is

Published: 21 Dec 2021, 10:01 The village of Cuxton, in Kent, near where one of the battery systems is to be located. Image: CamRutter Two UK battery energy storage systems (BESS) under development by Japanese engineering firm Nippon Koei’s Netherlands-based subsidiary have reached financial close. The two 49.5MW BESS are located in Tollgate and Cuxton,

Published: 21 Dec 2021, 10:09 BSR now has a portfolio of over 700MW of solar PV. Image: BSR. UK solar developer British Solar Renewables (BSR) has received planning consent for its 49.9MW Fambridge Solar Park. Following a consultation period during the 2020 lockdown, BSR submitted the planning application for the site – which includes a

Published: 20 Dec 2021, 11:21 RSPB has previously had solar installed at seven of its nature reserves. Image: RSPB The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is to advise UK solar developer Lightrock Power on how to achieve a 20% biodiversity net gain on its solar farms. Lightrock has already committed to the

Invinity’s flow battery at the Energy Superhub Oxford site. Image: Invinity A 5MWh flow battery system installed as part of the Energy Superhub Oxford has been energised by Invinity Energy Systems alongside EDF-owned Pivot Power. The flow battery system is the largest in the UK, according to Invinity, and is to be combined with a 50MWh Wärtsilä

Published: 16 Dec 2021, 11:32 PACE has had three utility-scale solar farms approved in the UK in 2021, giving it a capacity of 70MWp. Image: PACE. Solar and battery storage developer Pathfinder Clean Energy (PACE) has secured funding from Hitachi Capital Business Finance. The financing arrangement will allow PACE to continue developing its pipeline of