Published: 1 Sep 2021, 15:38 EDF’s 49MW West Burton B battery is one of the largest in Europe, according to the company. Image: EDF. EDF’s 49MW West Burton B battery storage asset has been sold alongside its combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power station, to institutional investor EIG. The sale was originally announced in April, […]

Published: 27 Aug 2021, 14:20 The development is Perth & Kinross Council’s largest since it restarted its housing scheme. Image: Eugene Birchall / Perth: View of the River Tay from Perth Bridge A £9.2 million development in Perth, Scotland has seen solar PV rolled out across 70 new homes. This is the largest development of

Published: 26 Aug 2021, 10:40 The energy upgrade includes the installation of solar PV, heat pumps and low energy lights. Image: Centrica Centrica Business Solutions is to install 300 solar panels for Hereford County Hospital. It comes as part of a wider £4.7 million energy upgrade, with funding coming as part of a national decarbonisation

Published: 26 Aug 2021, 11:49 eEnergy has won its first contract to provide 321kWp of solar together with LED lighting in a single contract. The company – which describes itself as an energy effiency-as-a-service business in the UK and Ireland – has signed the contract with British Gaskets, a UK-based international manufacturer and supplier of

Published: 25 Aug 2021, 11:48 The solar is to be located at an old landfill site at Chelson Meadow. Image: Pixabay Plymouth Energy Community (PEC) is working with Plymouth City Council to develop a community-owned solar farm. The solar project will be located at an old landfill site, with PEC having now completed feasibility studies

Published: 24 Aug 2021, 12:51 Elgin’s bifacial module test site in Ireland. Image: Elgin Energy. Elgin Energy expects to accelerate the deployment of a significant portion of its utility-scale solar portfolio thanks to a new financing deal with German bank Berenberg. Berenberg’s Green Energy Junior Debt Fund III will finance the late-stage development of around

Interest remains high in SEG tariffs from some suppliers. Image: Maria Godfrida (Pixabay). While some energy suppliers are continuing to see strong interest in Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) tariffs, others are remaining tight-lipped about their popularity. Solar Power Portal recently reached out to a number of suppliers offering SEG-compliant tariffs, with Octopus Energy in particular

Published: 23 Aug 2021, 10:24 A new exclusive long-term partnership is to see £100 million invested into new commercial & industrial (C&) rooftop solar developments in the UK. Ortus Energy has signed the deal with Toronto-based investment firm Fiera Infrastructure, who will provide the funding. Ortus will then use the funds to develop and construct C&I

Published: 20 Aug 2021, 14:03 The low carbon transport hub has been opened in Castleview Stirling. Image: FES Support Services A low carbon transport hub featuring solar PV, a Tesla battery storage system and a range of electric vehicle (EV) chargers has been developed by FES Support Services on behalf of Stirling Council. The site

Published: 20 Aug 2021, 10:34 The Community Energy Scheme installs solar on the roofs of social housing in Stoke. Image: Community Energy Scheme The sales practices of the Community Energy Scheme UK are being called into question with the opening of an investigation by energy regulator Ofgem. Community Energy Scheme UK is an arrangement between