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UK's largest council-owned battery storage space site further increased to 30MW
The UKs largest council-owned battery storage space site, the 30MW Fideoak Mill website, is currently completely operational.
Aug 11, 2020 // Storage, UK, Europe, David Owen, Thomas Jennings
UK To Supply Credit For Turney's Largest Solar Project
The UK Export Finance (UKEF) stated on Monday it would supply over ₤ 217 million ($ 291.04 million) in export credit for the financial closure and construction of Turkey's biggest solar facility.
Nov 15, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Asia, Kalyon Enerji, Turkey, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, UKEF
New Round of UK Capacity Auction Increases Battery Storage Contracts by 60%
The UK's T-1 Capacity Auction recently concluded with 627.4 MW of battery energy storage projects receiving contracts. This represents an increase of more than 60% compared to the previous round, and is a major milestone for the country's sustainable energy efforts.
Feb 20, 2023 // Storage, UK, Europe
UK: Give more power to regulators, says report
A report published recently by the United Kingdom’s National Infrastructure says that the UK’s regulatory system must “adapt to meet the demands of the future” by providing new powers for regulators to ensure utility investments in sustainable infrastructure. The report notes that without such powers, the country will be unlikely to meet its target of zero emissions by 2050.
Oct 16, 2019 // Storage, Policy, UK, Europe, Solar Trade Association, Chair John Armitt, Chris Hewett
UK-based solar investment company launches the first subsidy-free solar park
LSE-listed investment company NextEnergy Solar Fund has finished the construction of the first unsubsidized solar project in Great Britain.
Nov 15, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Grids, UK, Europe, subsidy-free, NextEnergy Solar Fund
Voltwise Buys SMS Battery Unit, Adds 460 MW in UK
Voltwise Power acquires SMS’s 460 MW UK battery portfolio, expanding its storage fleet to 9 % of the national total and eyeing a 2 GW development pipeline.
Jun 24, 2025 // Storage, UK, Europe, SMS, Voltwise, Sandbrook
Bluefield Solar gets 93.2-MW solar and wind portfolio in UK
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Ltd (LON: BSIF) on Wednesday claimed it has actually gotten a 93.2-MWp portfolio of operational solar and wind assets in the UK from an unnamed UK-based fund manager for an equity consideration of GBP 112.4 million (USD 138.6 m/EUR 131.3 m).
May 11, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, John Rennocks, Bluefield Solar
EIB provides EUR 200m for residential, SMEs solar projects in Brazil
The European Investment Bank (EIB) revealed on Friday it is giving a EUR-200-million (USD 215.2 m) lending to Sicredi, a Brazilian participating banks, to fund the application of solar systems on homes, small as well as medium-sized companies, as well as rural properties.
Jun 5, 2023 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, South america, Brazil, eib, Solar Project
MUFG Gets Green Certification for Softbank's 900 MW PV Project in India
MUFG Bank has actually acted as the single environment-friendly structuring consultant for a USD 333 million financing deal for SoftBank's 900 MW solar project in India.
Dec 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, Softbank, MUFG, Vijay Venkatachalam, Colin Chen
OnPath boosts UK renewables investment after strong profit announcement today
OnPath Energy plans to step up investment in wind, solar, and storage across Great Britain after posting GBP 69.4m operating profit for 15 months.
Sep 19, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, storage, UK, Europe, investment, renewables, OnPath
Research exposes big increase in UK solar preparation refusals
Analysis highlights 784MW of projects were refused between January and July 2021
Aug 26, 2022 // Market Research, UK, Europe, Liz Truss, Emma Kelly
Cenovus, Elemental Energy ink 150-MW solar PPA in Alberta
Canadian energy group Cenovus Energy Inc (TSE: CVE) has actually signed an off-take offer to get electricity from an approximately 150-MW solar project suggested in Alberta by compatriot Elemental Energy Inc
Jul 23, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, PPA, alberta, Cenovus, Elemental Energy
Foresight forms joint venture with Elgin for 200MW of UK solar
Foresight Group as well as Elgin Energy are to create 200MW of UK solar PV as part of a new partnership.
Sep 24, 2020 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Elgin Energy, Ronan Kilduff, Foresight, Peter Bolton
Chint and Voltis launch 5-GW UK renewables and storage venture
Chint Solar and London-based Voltis formed a joint venture to develop roughly 5 GW of UK solar and battery storage, targeting bankable, grid-friendly projects.
Oct 3, 2025 // Plants, UK, Europe, Chint Solar, Voltis
We Are Pioneer signs VPPA with UK's largest community owned solar park
Developer and operator of life science parks across the UK We Are Pioneer Group (WAPG) has actually signed a virtual company power purchase agreement (VPPA) for 4 of its campuses.
Jul 8, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, vppa, We Are Pioneer