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

Published: 31 Aug 2023, 11:49 EDF given greenlight for 114MW battery asset near Norwich. Image: EDF Renewables. EDF Renewables UK has been given the green light to develop a 114MW battery energy storage system (BESS) near Norwich. The company, which is the UK renewable arm of French state-owned company EDF, received permission to develop the project

17 Oct – 19 Oct, 2023 • Birmingham, UK Solar & Storage Live is the UK’s most forward-thinking, challenging and exciting renewable energy exhibition, celebrating the technologies at the forefront of the transition to a greener, smarter, more decentralised energy system. With 250+ exhibitors, 200+ speakers and 15,000+ attendees registered over 3 days, it is

Published: 1 Sep 2023, 08:53 Fluence to support Statkraft deliver 50MW transmission-connected BESS. Image: Fluence. System integrator Fluence is set to support Statkraft, a Norwegian state-owned power producer, in delivering a 50MW transmission system-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) in the UK. The Neilston BESS project will be installed at Neilston Greener Grid Park in