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E.ON shuts purchase of 49% risk in UK Eco2Solar
The UK arm of German energy group E.on SE (ETR: EOAN) today said it has actually shut the acquisition of a 49% stake in UK solar installer Eco2Solar.
Jan 6, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, e.on, Eco2Solar, Paul Hutchens
Downing protects PPAs for Devon solar farms
Downing LLP has actually authorized a brand-new power acquisition arrangement (PPA) for two of its solar farms in Devon utilizing Zeigo's online renewables purchase platform.
Jan 6, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, UK, PPA, Europe, solar farm, Zeigo
Blackstone sells $150M solar energy portfolio
Blackstone Group is offering a $150 million portfolio of solar power facilities to UK energy investment firm, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust plc, or SEEIT.
Dec 29, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, SEEIT, Jonathan Maxwell, Blackstone Group
Gresham House to acquire initial Scottish storage project
The 30MW Byers Brae advancement is anticipated online in the second quarter of following year
Dec 24, 2020 // Storage, UK, Europe, SCOTLAND, Gresham House Energy Storage Fund, Byers Brae
UK capitalist agrees 175MW US PV purchase
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust buying projects from Blackstone and to take a 50% risk in Onyx Renewable Partners
Dec 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, UK, Europe, North America, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust, SEEIT, SDCL, Jonathan Maxwell
TRIG to take risk in 100-MW Akuo-developed French renewables portfolio
The Renewables Infrastructure Group Ltd (LON: TRIG) is readied to purchase a firm that has around 100 MW of onshore wind, solar and battery storage space assets in France as well as territorial islands.
Dec 23, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, TRIG
Thrive Renewables enters battery storage market with 5MW purchase
Thrive Renewables is to obtain a 5MW/7.5 MWh battery storage space facility from Eclipse Power Generation.
Dec 21, 2020 // Storage, UK, Europe, Thrive Renewables, Monika Paplaczyk, Steven Gay
IEA's initial Electricity Market Report sees need dropping as a result of COVID-19
The International Energy Agency's (IEA's) first Electric Market Report published mid-December programs that international power need in 2020 is forecasted to fall by about 2%.
Dec 18, 2020 // Market Research, USA, France, UK, China, Europe, Asia, North America, covid-19, International Energy Agency's, IEA's
TRIG lands ₤ 500m debt facility to go after brand-new investments
The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) has actually safeguarded a ₤ 500 million ESG-linked SONIA credit score facility to sustain its new financial investments.
Dec 18, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, TRIG, Helen Mahy CBE
RES, Octopus ink solar spares deal
O&M specialist to deliver back-up inverter set to clean energy investor's 640MW UK portfolio
Dec 17, 2020 // Inverters, Market Research, UK, Europe, res, Octopus, Brian Darnell
EDF sends planning consent for initial 50MW UK solar farm
EDF Renewables' 49.9 MW Sutton Bridge solar farm has actually taken another step forward as its planning application precedes South Holland District Council.
Dec 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UK, Europe, EDF Renewables, solar farm, Stephen Walls
A brand-new technique for the functionalization of graphene
A global study group including Professor Federico Rosei of the Institut nationwide de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has shown a novel procedure to modify the framework as well as residential or commercial properties of graphene.
Dec 16, 2020 // Technology, Canada, France, UK, China, Europe, Asia, North America, Denmark, Graphene, Federico Rosei, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, INRS
Researchers debut whole new type of solar energy storage
A team of researchers from Lancaster University in the UK have developed an entire brand-new method to save power from the Sun for numerous months at a time, with the alternative of releasing it as needed in the form of warmth.
Dec 15, 2020 // Technology, Storage, UK, Europe, Lancaster University, John Griffin
Solar-based Electronic Skin Generates Its Own Power
Scientists show an ingenious e-skin with touch and proximity-sensing abilities without utilizing devoted touch sensors
Dec 14, 2020 // Technology, UK, Europe, Glasgow University, Ravinder Dahiya, Bendable Electronics and Sensing Technologies, BEST
Ofgem looks for 'more control' of energy system
Report from regulatory authority requires public body to take tactical role in change to net absolutely no
Dec 14, 2020 // Grids, Policy, UK, Europe, Ofgem, net-zero