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Gore Street seeks to expand Republic of Ireland battery storage portfolio capacity approximately 180MW
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has actually applied to triple its capacity in the Republic of Ireland, as much as a total amount of 180MW.
Nov 19, 2020 // Storage, UK, Ireland, Europe, Alex O'Cinneide, Gore Street Energy Storage Fund, Paul McCusker
Swindon hails flagship 30MW battery storage project
Independent battery power storage space system (BESS) asset manager Still Waters Green Technology (SWGT) has actually acquired Swindon Borough Council's 30MW Mannington project.
Nov 19, 2020 // Storage, UK, Europe, BESS, Lithium ion, Still Waters Green Technology, SWGT, Bernie Brannan, Olivia He
UK environment-friendly strategy 'does not have solar support'
Trade body charges government of 'dead spot' over noninclusion of PV from statement of 10-point effort
Nov 18, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, UK, Europe, Chris Hewett, SCOTLAND, Morag Watson, Alan Mortimer
UK Funding Approval for Exploring Space Based Solar Power
Solar power in space, which has played such a key role in powering satellites so far, is currently in the spotlight for producing energy in the world also.
Nov 17, 2020 // Technology, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, frazer-nash, SBSP, Space solar stations, Martin Soltau
Aviva moves to put 'words into activities' with mixed solar and also storage carport in Perth
Insurance company Aviva has opened up among the UK's biggest integrated solar as well as power storage carports at its Perth Office.
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Rooftop PV, UK, Europe, Aviva, Nick Amin, David Skinn
Bluefield seeks to increase ₤ 45m via share putting to support more purchases
Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) is looking to raise ₤ 45 million with a share positioning to repay its attracted rotating credit scores center, opening its purchase choices.
Nov 16, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, BSIF, Bluefield Solar Income Fund
EDF unveils 50MW UK solar plans
EDF Renewables has revealed plans for an up-to-50MW solar farm, Bloy's Grove, in between the villages of Swainsthorpe and also Mulbarton, just south of Norwich.
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, EDF Renewables, solar farm, Mark Vyvyan-Robinson
New environment-friendly materials can power wise tools utilizing ambient light
We are significantly making use of more smart tools like mobile phones, wise audio speakers, and wearable health as well as health sensing units in our homes, workplaces, and public buildings. Nonetheless, the batteries they make use of can diminish promptly and include hazardous and also uncommon environmentally damaging chemicals, so scientists are searching for far better ways to power the gadgets.
Nov 16, 2020 // Technology, UK, China, Europe, Asia, University of Cambridge, Soochow University, Robert Hoye, Vincenzo Pecunia, Imperial College London
Battery storage regulation formally transforms allowing properties over 50MW to bypass national planning
Preparation legislation in the UK enabling energy storage space projects over 50MW has officially altered, permitting much bigger projects to find online without experiencing the nationwide preparation procedure.
Nov 13, 2020 // Storage, NSIP, UK, Europe, BESS, Regen, Madeleine Greenhalgh
Wight Community Energy granted 'transformative' ₤ 68k to more develop solar
Wight Community Energy has actually been awarded ₤ 68,250 to establish a number of renewable resource projects consisting of work on the Homestead solar farm at Shalfleet.
Nov 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, solar farm, Wight Community Energy, Colin Palmer, Megan Blyth
Every PPA assists: Tesco partners Low Carbon for 130GWh of solar
Tesco has a new collaboration with renewable resource investor Low Carbon to create 3 new solar ranches as it seeks to 'play its component' in decarbonisation.
Nov 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, PPA, Europe, Tesco, Jason Tarry, Low Carbon, Roy Bedlow
Harmony Energy reveals 34MW/68MWh battery project in advancement with Fotowatio Renewable Ventures
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has actually revealed its 2nd utility-scale battery project with Harmony Energy, having closed financing and also construction contracts.
Nov 12, 2020 // Storage, TESLA, UK, Battery Storage, Europe, lithium-ion, Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, Harmony Energy, Peter Kavanagh, Utility-Scale Storage
EEW enter the Swedish PV market to mount 500 MW
London-based Eco Energy World (EEW), an international programmer of energy scale solar projects, announced that the Group is entering the Swedish solar market with plans to establish and also construct 500 MW of subsidy totally free projects over the following 3 years. EEW has actually recently employed Travis Woodward to direct its new procedures in Scandinavia. The Group will certainly utilize single axis trackers and high efficiency bifacial modules.
Nov 12, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Sweden, UK, Europe, solar projects, Eco Energy World
Port of Hull unveils 6.5 MW UK solar roof covering
Project included 2 years of planning prior to building and construction
Nov 11, 2020 // Plants, Rooftop PV, UK, Europe, rooftop PV, Matt Brailsford
Statkraft to acquire Solarcentury
Norwegian state-owned electricity supplier Statkraft has signed an arrangement to obtain the British solar developer Solarcentury.
Nov 10, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, solarcentury, Statkraft, Christian Rynning-Tønnesen