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Cruachan Turbine Hall Drax Pumped Hydro

Drax invests £80 million into Scottish pumped storage hydro power

April 30, 2024
Renewable energy company Drax has announced its investment to refurbish the Cruachan hydro power station in Scotland to reach 480MW generation capacity.
CGI image of the site plan. The 5.7-acre site is well-screened by existing trees and hedgerows, and the battery storage facility will be housed in modular units painted green to minimise visual impact. Image: Exagen.

Exagen 20MW energy storage facility gets green light  

April 26, 2024
Exagen has been granted planning permission to build a battery storage facility within the Cheltenham and Gloucester Green Belt. 
A battery storage site next to a green field on the left. Cloudy skies and concrete ground

Harmony Energy secures £10 million credit facility to support EU BESS pipeline

April 25, 2024
Battery storage developer Harmony Energy has received new finance from sustainable bank Triodos, to help fund its expansion across Europe.
Statkraft Ireland Energy Storage Site

ESB: Irish electricity network reaches 1GW of available energy storage

April 25, 2024
ESB Networks has announced that Ireland’s electricity grid now has 1GW of energy storage available from different battery energy storage system (BESS) assets.
Renewco said the site could power around 18,000 homes, which equates to roughly 22,590 tonnes of carbon emission savings a year. Image: Renewco Power.

Scottish solar and battery project gets greenlight 

April 23, 2024
Energy Solutions Rooftop Commercial Solar

Woodland Group unveils its largest solar project

April 23, 2024
Supply chain firm Woodland Group has announced its largest solar installation to date, set to contribute 60% of its Doncaster site’s electricity demand.
Battery storage installations saw a welcome increase in Q1 2024. Image: MCS.

MCS: Battery storage installations rise by 707% in March

April 22, 2024
According to the latest statistics from MSC, battery storage installations rose by 707% year-on-year in March 2024
The project is based in Buxton. Image: Atlantic Green.

Atlantic Green energises its first BESS

April 19, 2024
Battery energy storage developer Atlantic Green has successfully energised its first project, a 30MW/61.8MWh battery asset in Buxton.
SSE Renewables Sungrow Battery

SSE Renewables announces partners for 640MWh battery storage project

April 17, 2024
Morrison Energy Services and Sungrow have been announced as partners for SSE Renewable’s 320MW Yorkshire battery storage project.
Allye JLR BESS EV Charging

JLR, Allye Energy partner on 2nd life BESS for EV charging

April 16, 2024
Auto manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has partnered with energy storage start-up Allye Energy on a battery energy storage system (BESS) for powering an electric vehicle (EV) on the go.

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