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Voltis submits screening request for 500MW BESS in Buckinghamshire

December 18, 2024
Renewable energy developer Voltis has submitted a screening request for a 500MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Buckinghamshire.
RES applied for planning permission in mid-July 2024. Image: RES.

RES secures planning consent for 49.9MW BESS in Scotland

December 18, 2024
Renewable energy company RES has secured council consent for a 49.9MW battery energy storage system (BESS) set to be developed in Moray, Scotland.
The proposed development site covers an area of 1,300 hectares, and the proposed area of installed panels (excluding internal roads and support areas) is approximately 890 hectares. Image: Low Carbon.

‘UK’s largest’ solar PV power plant enters pre-examination phase

December 17, 2024
Utility-scale solar developer Photovolt Development Partners (PVDP) has confirmed that its 840MW Botley West solar PV development in Oxfordshire has entered the pre-examination phase.
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.
Companies whose operations meet SSI criteria can label their products as such. Image: Pixabay.

Solar Stewardship Initiative publishes supply traceability standard

December 16, 2024
The Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) has released a Supply Chain Traceability Standard for solar manufacturers.
Three people stand in front of a large digger holding a sign announcing the greener grid project, spades, and pitchforks.

Statkraft breaks ground on Swansea Greener Grid Park

December 13, 2024
Statkraft has officially begun construction on its Greener Grid Park, which aims to improve grid stability on the Welsh electricity grid.
The proposed site map for Elements Green's solar power plant. Image: Elements Green.

Elements Green partners with nature charities for biodiversity at 800MW solar park

December 5, 2024
UK-based renewables developer Elements Green has announced it will make its 800MW solar generation plant in Newark, Nottinghamshire, a “biodiversity haven”.
Image: Trina Storage.

Trina Storage to supply and integrate 50MW BESS for Temporis Capital and Clarke Energy

December 4, 2024
Trina Storage, the energy storage unit of Trina Solar, is set to deliver a 50MW/100MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Scottish Highlands.
A map of the proposed Mowbray BESS

Consultation launched for 1GW Mowbray BESS

December 2, 2024
Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer NatPower UK has launched the first consultation for a proposed 1GW BESS in Yorkshire.
Rows of solar panels shot from above

UK solar capacity grows 1GW year on year

November 29, 2024
The latest solar energy statistics from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) have revealed that the UK now has over 17GW of installed solar capacity.

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