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Aerial image of Lark's Green solar farm.

RES secures asset management contract for 70MW solar-plus-storage site

December 17, 2024
Renewable energy developer RES has secured an asset management contract for a 70MW solar-plus-storage project near Bristol.
FGEN acquired the portfolio in 2015—as the firm’s only solar rooftop investment, it is considered non-core to the wider FGEN portfolio. Image: Pixabay.

AtmosClear Investments acquires 6.4MW operational rooftop solar portfolio

December 10, 2024
Private equity firm AtmosClear Investments has acquired a fully operational 6.4MW rooftop solar portfolio.
The 362.79kWp solar PV system at LOFC is made up of 834 JA 435-watt panels and three 110kW Growatt inverters. Image: Horizon Energy Ventures.

Leyton Orient is latest football club to champion solar PV

November 28, 2024
UK energy solutions provider Ampergia has completed a solar PV installation at Leyton Orient Football Club (LOFC) in Waltham Forest, with funding from Horizon Energy Ventures.
Executives from Fidra Energy and Sungrow at a signing ceremony for the deal.

Fidra Energy and Sungrow sign strategic agreement for BESS growth

November 19, 2024
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Fidra Energy has joined forces with energy storage system provider Sungrow to support the growth of Fidra’s BESS portfolio.
GRYD’s PPA with Good Energy allows it to sell excess solar energy from its network to the supplier. Image: GRYD Energy.

Good Energy and GRYD Energy partner to pilot zero-cost solar

November 19, 2024
Good Energy will purchase excess power generated by three homes in Cornwall fitted with zero-cost solar systems under a partnership with GRYD Energy.
BESS units behind a metal fence with a sign bearing the Triodos and GridBeyond logos

Triodos commits £9.4 million to GridBeyond joint venture

November 19, 2024
Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund has expanded its joint venture (JV) with battery energy storage system (BESS) developer GridBeyond with a new multi-million investment commitment.
a drone shot of a solar farm

NextPower UK ESG hits 500MW milestone

November 13, 2024
NextPower UK ESG has acquired its 11th utility-scale solar project, bringing its total portfolio to over 500MW.
Under the consultancy’s forecast, batteries would be able to discharge up to 5GW at any given time in 2030. Image: SSE Renewables.

Irish single electricity market set for ‘significant’ battery storage growth

November 12, 2024
Energy consultancy Cornwall Insight has forecast that short-to-medium duration battery storage capacity on Ireland’s single electricity market (SEM) will increase fivefold by 2030.
A BESS development under construction viewed from above

Statera Energy reaches financial close on £395 million development

November 5, 2024
Statera Energy has announced that it has secured a total of £395 million for a battery energy storage system (BESS) and generation project.
a white man in a suit gives a small smile as he sits in front of a wall with the good energy logo

Good Energy acquires solar installer Empower Energy

October 29, 2024
Renewable energy supplier Good Energy has acquired Empower Energy in a multi-million-pound deal, boosting its installation services.

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