RES to manage Larks Green solar farm
- The project was energised in May this year
RES has signed a new contract with Cero Generation and also Enso Energy to offer asset management for the UK's initial transmission-connected solar farm.
The contract will certainly enable RES to manage Cero and also Enso's Larks Green solar farm, a 49.9 MW project in South Gloucestershire, that was completely energised in May 2023.
The first-of-its-kind project has the capability of powering the equivalent of greater than 17,300 homes while displacing 20,500 tonnes of CO2 each year compared to typical energy production as well as will form part of Cero's 11GW portfolio of utility-scale and on-site generation projects throughout Europe.
The solar PV plant will be co-located with a 49.5 MW/99MWh battery energy storage system which will certainly likewise connect to the transmission network, utilizing the very same connection point as the solar farm.
Darren Cook, Asset Management Director at RES, commented: "It's always exciting to work with a new client to establish a relied on collaboration and also advance with a solar farm project that is contributing to the UK's web zero future. We are eagerly anticipating working with Marta and also the team at Cero Generation to utilise our suite of in-house know-how to supply complete asset management now the site is operational."
Marta Sanchez Lopez, Portfolio Director at Cero Generation, included: "We are thrilled to have a person as extremely regarded as RES on board to manage Larks Green Solar Farm. We have actually been impressed by their capabilities thus far and eagerly anticipate the relationship progressing as the project evolves.
Ian Harding, Founder as well as Director at Enso Energy, stated: "It is great to have created the Lark's Green project from inception, via advancement, right into building as well as currently into full operation, delivering clean, renewable resource to the UK.
" Having such a respectable asset management firm like RES now join us to optimize the ongoing procedure of the Lark's Green site, means that we can currently concentrate on the advancement and also construct of the following sites in our portfolio."
