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SolarEdge, Axle Energy partner on VPP offering

November 20, 2024
Smart energy technology company SolarEdge has launched a new flexible energy service in partnership with software provider Axle Energy.
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Field acquires 200MW/800MWh BESS from Clearstone

November 18, 2024
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Field has announced that it has acquired the Hartmoor BESS from Clearstone Energy.
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SSE Renewables acquires 120MW/240MWh Irish BESS

November 6, 2024
SSE Renewables has taken ownership of a 120MW/240MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project under development in Ireland’s Midlands.
Computer-generated image showing the approved site's boundary. Image: GJP.

Cardiff City Council unanimously approves 1GW BESS

October 18, 2024
A 1,000MW battery energy storage system (BESS) to be constructed alongside a data centre in Splott, Cardiff, has been unanimously approved by the city council.
Glasgow-based RES has so far developed over 700MW of energy storage projects across the UK and Ireland and currently manages over 600MW of operational storage projects. Image: RES.

RES submits planning proposal for 50MW Irish BESS

October 11, 2024
Renewable energy developer RES has submitted a planning proposal for a battery energy storage system (BESS) project to be located southeast of Newbuildings, County Derry.
The BESS aims to energise in early 2026 after SSE made a final investment decision on the project in November 2023. Image: SSE.

SSE Renewables starts construction of 320MW BESS

October 9, 2024
The renewable energy arm of utility SSE has begun construction of a 320MW/640MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in North Yorkshire.
An artist's impression of the 200MW Pond Energy Park in Scotland. Image: OnPath Energy.

200MW Scottish BESS passes through council committee unanimously

October 4, 2024
A 200MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Bathgate, Scotland, has passed through West Lothian Council’s executive committee with no objections.
An artistic rendering of the BESS site and fields surrounding it, in watercolour paint

BOOM Power granted planning consent for 300MW/660MWh BESS

October 2, 2024
Developer BOOM Power has successfully landed planning permission for a major battery energy storage system (BESS) project on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales.
A 3d render of BESS units with the balance power logo.

Balance Power to expedite 2036 grid connection for 99MW BESS

September 24, 2024
Energy developer Balance Power has today (24 September) secured planning approval for a 99MW/99MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Iron Acton, south Gloucestershire.
Data collected by the battery storage developers shows that some battery sites are skipped over during constrained periods 90% of the time. Image: Zenobe.

ESO underuses battery storage, developers say

September 18, 2024
A coalition of battery energy storage developers says constraint skips are “holding back investment and driving up consumer bills”.

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