FRV and Harmony’s first storage development, Holes Bay. Image: Harmony Energy. Construction has got underway for Renewables developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures’s (FRV) second battery storage project in the UK, together with partner Harmony Energy. FRV, owned by Saudi Arabian industry group Abdul Latif Jameel, has deployed hundreds of megawatts of wind and solar projects around […]

Published: 4 Mar 2021, 12:47 Image: Elgin Energy. Solar growth in Ireland could provide an annual saving of €21 (£18) per citizen, according to a new report from international advisory firm, AFRY. It modelled three scenarios with different levels of solar and wind, to establish the most effective way of meeting the Government’s target of

Published: 8 Mar 2021, 10:26 Image: Gore Street Energy Storage Fund. Gore Street Energy Storage Fund’s two 50MW battery assets in Northern Ireland are in the final stages of construction and testing, the company announced. Both are expected to start providing DS3 services from 1 April, and remain both on time and in budget. These

Published: 9 Mar 2021, 10:10 Installation of Clearline fusion and Velux windows in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Image: Virdian Solar. Viridian Solar has unveiled new roofing kits that extend its existing partnership with VELUX, announced last year. The partnership is aiming to provide a seamless combination of roof-integrated solar PV and roof windows, with the new roofing kit

Image: Andreas Gucklhorn (Unsplash). Foresight Solar Fund has confirmed its continued focus on fixed revenue streams as the impact of COVID-19 continues to be felt. Low power prices during Q2 of 2020 continued to affect Foresight, as lockdown in the UK caused demand to fall to a record low, in turn driving down prices. In May,

Published: 10 Mar 2021, 12:00 Gravitricity engineering project manager Frances Tierney, with senior mechanical engineer Steven Kirk by the tower. Image: Gravitricity. Gravitricity has celebrated a new milestone, as the 15-metre high lattice tower for its storage demonstrator project is installed ahead of testing beginning next month. The Leith based energy storage start-up is building

Longer-duration storage covers a number of technologies, including flow batteries such as those from Invinity Energy Systems. Image: Invinity Energy Systems. A new market mechanism for longer-duration storage should be created according to the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA). In a new report, the trade association looked into the need for longer-duration

Published: 11 Mar 2021, 08:51 Waverley Court solar installation. Image: ECSC. The Edinburgh Community Solar Co-operative (ECSC) has almost completed its 30th installation, with solar panels being fitted on Waverley Court, the City of Edinburgh Council headquarters. Waverley Court is the sixth public building to have solar panels installed as part of funds secured during

Gresham House – which manages funds including Gresham House Energy Storage Fund – has recorded a net core income of £40.8 million and an adjusted operating profit of £12.1 million. These were up 29% and 17% from 2019 respectively despite chairman Anthony Townsend describing 2020 in the company’s full year results as being “one of the most

Published: 11 Mar 2021, 11:03 Ground mounted solar. Image: EDF. EDF Renewables has received planning consent for its 49.9MW Sutton Bridge solar farm, the company’s first large-scale solar development in the UK. South Holland District Council has granted permission for the project after EDF Renewables submitted it in December following a period of consultation with local