The UK solar sector could play a pivotal role in supporting the UK reach a “beyond net zero” scenario by achieving a five-fold capacity increase by 2035.
SSE’s Solar and Battery team is joining SSE Renewables to advance the delivery of nearly 2GW project pipeline in the UK and Ireland, and to expand into Europe.
Trade association Solar Energy UK has welcomed a letter sent by MPs from the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) demanding that the government should tackle long grid connection waiting lists for solar and battery projects.
Cero Generation and Enso Energy have announced the energisation of what is claimed to be the first UK solar farm to connect to the higher voltage transmission network rather than a local distribution network.
Centrica Business Solutions is set to deploy a 24MW/54MWh two-hour-plus battery energy storage system (BESS) in Belgium via Alfen, a Netherlands-based company.
SUSI-Eelpower, a joint venture between SUSI Partners and Eelpower, and EDF Energy have brought Scotland’s “largest” standalone battery storage asset online, the companies said.
The UK’s “largest” solar and battery energy storage project, Cleve Hill Solar Park, has started construction, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners confirmed.
Energy research firm Rystad Energy has predicted the UK battery energy storage market to grow to 24GW by the end of the decade and account for almost 9% of all global capacity installations.
