Published: 19 Mar 2021, 11:59 Image: Pacific Green. Global cleantech firm Pacific Green has signed an exclusivity agreement to develop up to 1.1GW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the UK sourced by TUPA Energy. As part of this, the company has acquired rights to 100MW of BESS in Kent, with plans in place […]

Published: 19 Mar 2021, 10:47 Image: Huawei. Huawei is extending its partnership with MYTILINEOS’ Renewables and Storage Development (RSD) Business Unit. The partnership will see a memorandum of cooperation signed between the two companies for the supply of Huawei string inverters for PV plants in the UK as well as Uzbekistan, Spain and Cyprus, with potential

Published: 18 Mar 2021, 12:31 Gresham House’s Wickham battery. Image: Gresham House. Gresham House’s 30MW/30MWh Byers Brae battery storage project has been energised by Greek firm MYTILINEOS. It had been completed according to schedule despite COVID-19 restrictions, with energisation occuring through MYTILINEOS’ Renewables and Storage Development (RSD) Business Unit. Construction of the asset lasted four

Matt Black, non-executive director of greentech startup Solivus, has been appointed the new chair of Solar Energy UK, replacing Jonathan Selwyn, who has stood down to focus on his new role as Bluefield Development’s managing director. Image: Solar Energy UK. Solar Energy UK has named Matt Black, non-executive director at  UK-based greentech startup Solivus as its

Published: 17 Mar 2021, 14:25 Image: Aberla Group. Aberla Energy has been selected as specialist energy contractor for the Progress Housing Group, signing a three-year solar contact. The company, part of the North West-based Aberla Group, will provide solar PV maintenance and installation services to homes in Progress’s portfolio across Lancashire and Lincolnshire. It was awarded

Funding for rooftop solar on public buildings received a significant boost as part of the government’s £1 billion Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, released today. Within the strategy, £932 million has been allocated for the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, which will see 429 projects around England receive funding. This will be used for a number of measures,

Published: 2 Mar 2021, 11:12 Image: Bluefield. Bluefield Solar Income Fund has posted strong results for the six months ending 31 December 2020, with net asset value (NAV) growing to £476.7 million. This marked a £43.2 million jump from the first half of last year, with new project acquisitions, an oversubscribed share placing and the

Published: 2 Mar 2021, 11:17 Image: MCS. The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is to consult on a new route for installer certification. It said that previously, companies applying for certification have struggled to find a willing customer to be the recipient of their first installation, leading to these companies either not pursuing certification or having

Published: 3 Mar 2021, 09:41 The co-located battery at JLEN’s Yorkshire Hydropower Limited asset in North Yorkshire. Image: JLEN JLEN has acquired 100% of an equity stake in Gigabox South Road Limited (GSRL), a company which holds the development rights to construct the 50MW West Gourdie project. The company is to invest up to £12.2

Image: HM Treasury. Commitments to support solar and storage were notably absent from chancellor Rishi Sunak’s 2021 Budget, despite the welcome news of a UK-Infrastructure Bank and green bonds. Announced today, the Budget focused predominantly on continued support for those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, and the pathway out of it. While there was