Published: 22 Aug 2023, 11:58 The BESS project will be located on the site of SSE’s former coal-fired power station at Ferrybridge. Image: SSE Renewables. SSE Renewables has broken ground on its 150MW/300MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in West Yorkshire. The renewable energy arm of SSE confirmed that the project is scheduled to be […]

Published: 21 Aug 2023, 13:23 One of the sites which is covered by the new agreements. Image: BayWa r.e. BayWa r.e. UK has signed a series of long-term portfolio agreements with Schroders Greencoat to manage 265MWp of solar assets The agreements will see BayWa r.e. take on 16 solar PV sites owned by funds managed

12 AI projects looking to boost renewable energy generation will receive a share of £1 million of the funding. Image: Getty Images. The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has announced a £3.25 million funding package to support projects using artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate solar connections to the grid. Forming part of

Published: 18 Aug 2023, 09:14 The report found that if consumers used solar power and energy storage technologies during peak periods they could save hundreds on their energy bills. Image: Pixabay. New research by Cornwall Insight has found that domestic flexible electricity technologies such as solar photovoltaics (PV) and battery storage would negate the need

Published: 18 Aug 2023, 11:45 The car park will also feature 100 fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers and 20 rapid chargers. Image: UKPN. Northumberland County Council has opened a new solar car port array set to save between £100,000 and £150,000 in energy costs. Designed and built by UK Power Networks (UKPN) the project includes

Published: 17 Aug 2023, 10:38 Raven Renewables has also been working with housing developers to install solar panels. Image: Piqsels. Raven Renewables, a Surrey-based renewable energy company, is set to install solar panels and a battery storage unit for Haslewey Community Centre. Raven will work with the registered charity to install 62 solar panels across

The solar project would be operational for 40-years. Image: Renewable Connections. Renewables Connections’ 18.75MW Codrington Solar Farm has been granted consent by South Gloucestershire Council. Being developed by the solar and battery storage developer, the site will be located to the north-east of Bristol with construction anticipated to take approximately 24 weeks. An application had been

Published: 15 Aug 2023, 10:03 A community energy project by SE24 at The Charter School North Dulwich in South London. Image: John Lubbock Community energy groups have welcomed a new £10 million local energy fund announced by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), but say it’s not enough. The fund will launch

MCS has revealed that 2023 is the first year in which solar panel installations have averaged above 20,000. Image: Pixabay. Record solar panel installation rates have set the UK on track for its “best year ever for renewable energy” installations said Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). According to the official standards body MCS-certified solar and heat

Published: 11 Aug 2023, 09:54 Solar is estimated to be roughly 35% cheaper than costs predicted for CCGTs in 2025. Image: Getty. The Government’s new report confirming solar to be the cheapest way to generate power has been described by Solar Energy UK as a “wake-up call for opponents of net zero.” Last Friday (4