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Statkraft signs BESS trading and optimsation services deal with Eku Energy

April 24, 2025
Europe’s largest renewable energy generator Statkraft has signed a trading and optimisation services deal with Eku Energy.
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Triple Point, Noriker Power agree £15 million debt facility for BESS development

April 17, 2025
Investment manager Triple Point has agreed a £15 million debt facility for battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Noriker Power.
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SSE Energy Markets inks battery optimisation deal with CIP

April 15, 2025
SSE Energy Markets has made a deal with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to optimise two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Scotland.
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Eku Energy acquires Bluestone BESS pipeline

April 15, 2025
Battery energy storage system (BESS) firm Eku Energy has announced that it has acquired Bluestone Energy’s BESS portfolio.
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Aura Power lands planning consent for two solar projects

April 14, 2025
Renewable energy developer Aura Power has secured planning permission for two solar PV power plants in England.
Matrix currently operates across Europe, the US and Latin America. Image: Matrix's Olivares PV plant in Spain.

Matrix Renewables takes on two energy storage projects in Scotland

April 10, 2025
Spanish renewable energy platform Matrix Renewables has announced its entrance to the UK market with the acquisition of two standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Scotland.
solar panels under a blue sky with large puffy clouds.

Aukera lands £135 million finance for UK solar expansion

April 8, 2025
Solar energy developer Aukera Energy has secured a £135 million senior debt facility from two international banks to finance the growth of its UK solar portfolio.
The two-hour-duration Smeaton BESS received planning permission in September 2024. Image: Scottish Government Energy Consents Unit.

Kona Energy secures £40 million capacity market contract

April 1, 2025
Developer Kona Energy has secured a circa £40 million capacity market contract for its 228MW/456MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in East Lothian, Scotland.
According to the acquisition announcement, Drax sees the takeover as a “compelling opportunity” to add operating BESS assets to the wider Drax group’s FlexGen portfolio. Image: Harmony Energy Income Trust.

Drax lodges £200 million cash offer for Harmony Energy Income Trust

March 26, 2025
Drax has outbid Foresight Group LLP to acquire the share capital of the publicly-listed Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT) for £200 million.
At the beginning of 2024, the firm completed the largest ever operational ground-mounted solar transaction in the UK, taking on a 513.3MWp portfolio from Toucan Energy. Image: Pixabay.

Schroders Greencoat UK portfolio hits 2GW operational ground-mount solar

March 24, 2025
Schroders Greencoat, the renewables manager arm of Schroders Capital, has surpassed 2GW of operational ground-mount solar capacity in the UK.

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