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

Domestic solar could add 7GW of power in England, says ECIU. Image: Pexels. The UK’s solar capacity could rise by 7GW if all English constituencies matched Peterborough, according to the Energy and Climate Change Intelligence Unit (ECIU).  Peterborough has the highest proportion of homes with rooftop solar panels, according to UK government statistics. If this