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An initiative in Hertfordshire helped more than 400 households in North Herts get an average discount of 22% on 14-panel solar systems.

Last week, Solar Power Portal’s sister publication Current± released a blog discussing how battery energy storage could mitigate the cost of grid infrastructure, off the back of Nick Winser’s, the UK electricity networks commissioner, landmark report.

SSE Renewables has broken ground on its 150MW/300MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in West Yorkshire.

Renewables Connections’ 18.75MW Codrington Solar Farm has been granted consent by South Gloucestershire Council.

Portsmouth International Port has completed a solar-battery co-location project meaning solar now provides 35% of the site’s electricity.

Foresight Solar Fund has announced that higher-than-expected irradiation in the UK for the six months to June led to an overperformance of 2.8%.

Trade body Solar Energy UK has welcomed the report by Electricity Grid Commissioner Nick Winser recommending ways to accelerate grid infrastructure build time.

To bolster the UK’s renewable generation capacity, the UK Government has today (3 August) unveiled a £22 million increase in funding for the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, which will include solar.

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) will invest up to £2 million to set up and fund a new solar and battery storage development business.

Community Energy Together (CET), a new collaboration between five community energy groups in England and Wales, has launched share offers to fund the transfer of seven operational solar farms into community ownership.