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UK programmer wins Tregonning solar green light
"Tregonning Solar Farm will make a valuable payment towards Cornwall and the UK's ambitious climate modification targets.
" We are really proud of the site
Jan 17, 2023 // Plants, UK, Europe, Renewable Connections, Tregonning solar farm
Banks files mega-battery UK planning application
2.8 GWh project at Thorpe Marsh in Yorkshire would capitalize on the site's existing 1.45 GW connection
Jan 31, 2023 // Storage, UK, Europe, Banks Group
Bluefield Solar acquires 2 UK solar farms
The projects have actually a combined capacity of over 46MW
Dec 23, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, solar farm, Bluefield Solar
SSE Reaches FID on 320MW UK Battery
SSE Renewables is taking a major step towards net zero targets with the Final Investment Decision of a 320MW battery energy storage system in Yorkshire. The 640MWh grid-scale battery will help supply power when demand is highest and connect directly to the existing transmission network. Construction commences soon!
Nov 1, 2023 // Storage, UK, Europe, SSE Renewables
The solar cell you can publish
Grant is testament both to the competence of our team and also to the UK's toughness in this field. With these 3 leading centres working together, we
Jul 28, 2020 // Technology, UK, Europe, solar cell, Swansea University, James Durrant, Dame Lynn Gladden, Amanda Solloway
TRIG to take risk in 100-MW Akuo-developed French renewables portfolio
UK fund has actually traded contracts to invest in Phoenix SAS, it said in a bourse declaring on Tuesday. The target entity possesses a renewables portfolio
Dec 23, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, TRIG
Enviromena overturns denial, wins approval for 40-MWac English solar farm
UK developer Enviromena has successfully appealed a planning refusal and now has the green light to build a 40-MWac (48.9-MWdc) solar project in England, a reminder that perseverance and solid evidence can reverse local setbacks. Planning inspectors weighed factors such as agricultural land classification, visual impacts, and biodiversity gains; with mitigations in place, the public-interest case for clean power carried the day.
The project will deploy modern tracked, bifacial arrays with string-level monitoring and SCADA diagnostics, alongside habitat enhancements—pollinator-friendly seeding, hedgerow management, and wildlife corridors—that improve social license. Many UK sponsors now design “battery-ready” sites, reserving pad space and transformer capacity for future two-to-four-hour systems that shift late-afternoon energy into the evening peak and provide National Grid services.
As interconnection and permitting tighten, appeals are becoming part of the delivery playbook. This win not only revives a useful block of capacity; it also sets helpful precedent on balancing land use with the urgent need for reliable, low-carbon power.
Dec 16, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, permitting, utility solar, Enviromena, planning appeal
Engie buys 50-MW battery storage space project in Scotland
group's strategy to increase its fleet of flexible generation capacity in the UK, claimed Aidan Connolly, Engie's Head of Battery Storage Space
Nov 7, 2022 // Storage, Engie, SCOTLAND
Westbridge obtains nod to build 230-MW solar-plus-storage plant in Alberta
group's strategy to increase its fleet of flexible generation capacity in the UK, stated Aidan Connolly, Engie's Head of Battery Storage Space
Nov 7, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, alberta, solar-plus-storage plant, Westbridge
Fotowatio gets 600MW Greek battery platform
having supported the company on battery storage space investments in the UK.
These include the Contego and Clay Tye projects, each of which are being
Nov 22, 2022 // Storage, Greece, Europe, fotowatio, Oliver Irwin
Residential solar increases home costs by average of ₤ 30,000.
research comes from EffectiveHome.co.UK, a site devoted to giving information and support for home owners concerning solar. It located that installing solar
Aug 21, 2020 // Commercial, Residential, UK, Europe, Dan Graby
Centrica and sonnen complete 100 battery strong VPP
an important key to its success.
“Sonnen is the first provider in the UK to prequalify with a virtual power plant of decentralised home storage
Jan 30, 2020 // Residential, Storage, UK, Europe, VPP, Centrica, Sonnen, Flexibility
Triodos launches ₤ 4.7 m community renewable resource bond offer
re-financed making use of a safeguarded long-lasting loan from Triodos Bank UK.
The crowdfunding bond will settle the remainder of the finance as well as
Mar 30, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, triodos
Anesco broadens right into mainland Europe
UK-based renewables designer Anesco is increasing right into mainland Europe with the launch of Anesco Netherlands.
Wouter Beerten (pictured) joins the business as director of Anesco Netherlands as well as will direct business from its newly-opened Amsterdam office.
He has operated in the solar as well as energies industry for the last 12 years.
Beerten will certainly develop a regional group to secure and deliver a pipeline of large-scale solar and energy storage space projects, while likewise expanding Anesco's procedure and also maintenance solution offering in the Dutch market.
Anesco chief executive Mark Futyan claimed: "Opening our first office outside the UK is a milestone moment for us and stands for the begin of a critical European development programme, which will see us targeting considerable development in the following few years.
" The Netherlands is where we broke ground on our first projects beyond the UK, so it's a suitable place to start that journey and I'm delighted to have Wouter on board, to bait opportunities in this new market.
" Our end-to-end capabilities and strong track record suggests we are well put to deal with investors across Europe, to increase their renewables ambitions and also the transition to net zero."
Beerten claimed: "The Netherlands provides an amazing chance for Anesco, specifically in connection with the increasing levels of passion being shown in energy range battery storage space technology-- a location in which Anesco is highly experienced.
" In tandem, Anesco's O&M capabilities, specifically for third-party assets, are an enticing suggestion for established renewables developers.
" The solar PV market in the Netherlands might be one of the fastest expanding worldwide however there is still a great deal of work to do if we are to hit government targets for decarbonising energy.
" I expect the challenge of carving out a market share for Anesco."
Anesco has been servicing solar projects in The Netherlands given that 2020, in support of Shell Renewables and Energy Solutions.
Apr 4, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Anesco, Mark Futyan, Wouter Beerten
Bluefield Solar gets 80MW BESS for ₤ 4.5 million
as well as leasehold for the two standalone projects from Green Hedge Energy UK, an energy storage developer.
Building on the sites, which are in Derbyshire
May 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, investment, Bluefield, colocation, grid stabilising, renewables integration















