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DIF snaps up UK solar-storage portfolio
portfolio of ready-to-build co-located solar and also battery projects in the UK. DIF as well as Ib Vogt have acquired the portfolio from Enso Green Holdings
Feb 23, 2023 // Plants, UK, Europe, DIF
UK programmer discloses 33MW solar strategies
UK business Lightrock Power has revealed plans for a 33MW solar farm in England. The recommended Whinfield development would certainly be situated at Whinfield and also High Grange Farms, north of Brafferton, as well as might give adequate electrical energy to power the matching of 9900 homes or charge 12,500 electrical vehicles every year. The business said that a number of environmental and also expediency researches have actually been executed as well as Lightrock Power is currently inviting regional individuals for input on the proposition. Lightrock stated it has contacted residents welcoming them to discover even more concerning the project and also provide comments. Appointment ranges from 19 April to 17 May, and also an on-line event detailing the plans is offered on the Whinfield Solar Farm website. Based on examination and also additional website evaluations, the company intends to send a preparation application in the Summer season. There are also prepares to enhance biodiversity on website by mounting bird as well as bat boxes and boosting neighborhood flora utilizing native seed mix to draw in and also various other pests, with Lightrock Power collaborating with the Discover Brightwater landscape partnership. Lightrock creator and also director Chris Sowerbutts stated: "This is a superb site for solar; it obtains great deals of sunlight, is well screened, and has excellent gain access to. " We're likewise actually delighted that we can connect on website to the neighborhood electricity network, implying minimal disruption to the neighborhood area. " The Whinfield Solar Farm will certainly help the UK satisfy its 2050 web no targets."
Apr 19, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, solar farm, Lightrock Power, Chris Sowerbutts
Statkraft, Infinis Power Up UK Solar
portfolio in Germany and Europe, and to optimise flexible generation in the UK. Statkraft has worked with Infinis on numerous projects, and hopes to continue
Jul 19, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Statkraft, Infinis
ReneSola Power and Novergy consent to co-develop solar projects in UK
contract with Novergy to develop utility-scale solar projects in the UK. Novergy is a subsidy-free solar system, which focuses on the source,
Oct 27, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, UK, Europe, Josef Kastner, solar projects, ReneSola Power, Novergy, Florent Leblanc
ReneSola Power and Innova to develop utility-scale projects in UK
partnership agreement with Innova to create utility-scale projects in the UK. Innova buys renewable resource properties as well as focuses on
Nov 20, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Josef Kastner, ReneSola Power, Innova, Robin Dummett
Masdar chooses Octopus solution for UK battery sites
platform Kraken to flexibly handle its battery storage portfolio in the UK. The agreement was authorized between Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, president of
May 11, 2023 // Storage, Masdar, UK, Europe, Octopus
UK Offers ₤ 30 Million For Capture & Storage Of A Lot More Renewable Energy
advantage of a ₤ 30 million assistance that has actually originated from the UK government in terms of creating and testing innovative technology of the
Apr 12, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, BESS, Invinity Energy, Britain, Cheesecake Energy Ltd, Synchrostor, Cumbernauld, Graham Stuart
SMS brings 90MW of UK storage space online
UK power storage space programmer SMS has actually started running 2 grid batteries with a combined capacity of 90MW. One is a 50MW project situated at Brook Farm, near Ipswich in Suffolk, and the various other is a 40MW site in Stairfoot, Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Both are now completely functional, delivering grid balancing as well as flexibility solutions at a time of year when the power network has actually come under boosted strain due to winter, gas shortages and heightened wintertime need. According to National Grid, the UK will call for circa 20GW of battery storage by 2030 and also around 35GW by 2050 to totally become aware the benefits of a net zero power system. The country's operational battery storage space capacity stands at 2.1 GW. The latest battery projects to be linked to the grid are the 2nd and also 3rd sites that SMS has actually established adhering to the completion of its inaugural 50MW BESS in Cambridgeshire last year. While these newly commissioned sites take SMS's total operational capacity to 140MW across three online projects, the business has actually likewise revealed completely safeguarded approval for an additional 200MW of projects in England. This takes the team's total BESS pipeline to 760MW, consisting of 150MW currently under construction as well as expected to be completed in 2023. John Flaherty, Managing Director of Grid-scale Energy Storage at SMS, stated: "By buying and developing grid-scale storage space capacity, as SMS is doing, Britain can finally wean itself off fossil fuel imports and also achieve true power independence. With our 760MW pipe of power storage space projects, to be provided over the following five years, we're proud to be assisting make energy in the UK much more sustainable, safe and secure, and inexpensive today, as well as for generations to find."
Jan 31, 2023 // Storage, UK, Europe, SMS, John Flaherty
Bluefield Solar Fund to Sell Half of UK Solar Assets
is selling a 50% stake in a 112-MW portfolio of operating solar assets in the UK to GLIL Infrastructure. The portfolio includes nine operating photovoltaic
Jul 23, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Bluefield Solar
EDF Renewables Unveils UK Solar-Storage Scheme
Renewables UK and PS Renewables have unveiled their plans for the Rosefield Solar Farm in Buckinghamshire, England. This project is classified as a
Sep 14, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, UK, Europe, EDF Renewables, PV Power Plant
BayWa r.e. Secures O&M Contract for UK Solar Farms
operations and maintenance (O&M) services for 149 MW of solar farms in the UK, collaborating with London-based investment firms Cubico Sustainable
Sep 6, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, solar farm, BayWa r.e. AG
Gresham House acquires 50MW UK solar
House has actually acquired a 50MW solar farm in Lincolnshire, the UK, from Anesco. The acquisition is part of a three-year development as well as
Aug 3, 2021 // Plants, UK, Europe, Anesco, Gresham House
Statera Secures £300M for UK's Largest Battery Storage
to the quality of our projects”. The project also represents the UK’s transition towards net zero and is strategically located near to
Nov 24, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, Statera
Virgin Money's £26m Investment in UK Solar Farm
is investing £26m in the Larport solar farm project in Hertfordshire, UK, developed by Conrad Energy. The 45MW solar farm is set to be completed by the
Mar 14, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, Virgin Money
Canadian pension huge launches UK renewables business
Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP) has developed a brand-new, UK-based system Renewable Power Capital (RPC). Backed by CPP's multi-billion power &
Dec 10, 2020 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, UK, Europe, canada pension plan investment board, Bruce Hogg, Mark Hanson, Mariano Berges, Steve Hunter, Renewable Power Capital, CPP