Published: 8 Dec 2021, 13:32 Bluefield’s operational portfolio now consists of 106 PV plants with a total capacity of 613MWp. Image: Bluefield. British solar investment fund Bluefield Partners has completed its first transaction in France, closing Project Germain with French solar developer IDSUD Energies SAS. The company has over £1.03 billion (€1.2 billion) of renewable […]

Published: 7 Dec 2021, 10:39 Work on the BESS, which is to be connected to the transmission network at the Bustlehome substation, has begun. Image: Pivot Power EDF-owned Pivot Power has started work on a 50MW/100MWh battery storage facility as part of its second Energy Superhub project. The Superhub network is designed to deliver up

Published: 7 Dec 2021, 11:57 This is the second battery energy storage system TagEnergy has acquired from RES. Image: RES TagEnergy has acquired a 100% stake in the 99.9MW Lakeside battery energy storage system (BESS), marking its fifth investment in the UK this year. The company purchased the BESS from RES for close to £65 million,

Published: 6 Dec 2021, 11:41 The new funding for the Warmer Homes scheme was announced by the Mayor of London. Image: Greater London Authority The Mayor of London’s Warmer Homes scheme is to see £51 million spent on the rollout of energy efficiency technologies to low income London households. This is to be split into

Published: 6 Dec 2021, 11:54 Battery storage assets could enhance the revenues from Equinor’s renewable energy portfolio in the UK, such as its Hywind Scotland floating wind farm. Image: Øyvind Gravås Woldcam. Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor has acquired a 45% stake in UK utility scale storage and stability services developer Noriker Power. As

Published: 3 Dec 2021, 12:53 Octopus Renewable Infrastructure Trust is looking at assets in the UK, as well as Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Finland. Image: ORIT. Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has raised aggregate gross proceeds of approximately £73.9 million from its placing and REX retail offer. Net proceeds of this are

Published: 3 Dec 2021, 10:49 Rag Lane will be BayWa r.e.’s first greenfield site in the UK. Image: BayWa r.e. Global renewable energy company, BayWa r.e. has been granted planning permission for its 49.9MW Rag Lane Solar Farm project near Bristol, UK. The company is developing the site in partnership with development company Grüne Energien

Published: 2 Dec 2021, 13:14 Across the UK, councils are looking to rollout solar panels – such as these installed by Wandsworth Council – in an effort to decarbonise their operations. Image: Wandsworth Council. Solar Energy UK has released a practical guide for local authorities looking to procure solar power, to help them reach their

Published: 2 Dec 2021, 13:36 Nissan’s Sunderland site already has 4.75MW of solar power, as well as 6.6MW of wind power. Image: Nissan. Nissan have been given the green light for a 20MW expansion of its solar farm at its Sunderland plant. The automotive giant’s development and installation partner Engenera submitted the planning application for the

Published: 1 Dec 2021, 12:54 At 75MW, NextEnergy Capital says its Llanwern solar farm is the largest in operation in the UK. Image: NextEnergy Capital. Investment manager NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has launched a £500 million subsidy-free solar fund, with up to £250 million to come from the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB). The fund, NextPower UK