The Planning Inspectorate has accepted two utility-scale solar PV plants for examination: German power company RWE’s 320MW Peartree Hill Solar Farm in the East Riding of Yorkshire and PS Renewables and Ørsted’s 740MW One Earth Solar Farm in Nottinghamshire.
German power producer RWE has concluded its statutory consultation on its 320MW Peartree Hill solar-plus-storage project in the East Riding of Yorkshire and is now reviewing community feedback.
Econergy Renewable Energy has secured its first engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement for its 50MW/102MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) for a UK project at Swangate, in Yorkshire, Northern England.
European investor Catalyst Capital has acquired a site in Yorkshire for the development of a 100MW battery facility as part of its £300 million battery storage strategy.