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To mitigate land use conflicts between agriculture and photovoltaics, researchers at the University of Sheffield have been investigating the abundant potential of combining the two.
The advantages and potential of combining solar and wind parks with battery storage at one location are considerable. The main stumbling block for a market launch is the regulatory system. However, some European countries are now leading the way.
The solar PV and storage co-location at Tiln Farm will help to future-proof the UK’s energy grid. It is powered by 26 Trina Storage’s battery energy storage systems (BESS), Elementa.
A major step towards Net Zero for the UK after the successful comissioning of Blackhillock, Europe‘s largest transmission-grid-connected battery storage system. The main contractors are Wärtsilä and SMA.
BW ESS and Sungrow has bugun the commercial operation of its 100MW/331MWh Bramley battery energy storage system (BESS) that‘s now helping stabilise the UK grid.
2024 saw considerable growth phases as well as uncertainties around legislation and infrastructure readiness in several European markets. Wolf Dietrich, Senior Director Development, UK & Europe of Econergy, summarises the key challenges and provides an outlook on growth trends and success factors for 2025.
In the years ahead, the UK is expected to become the second most important market for large-scale battery energy storage in Europe. Now another major project is going online in Newport/South Wales.
New data from New AutoMotive, a UK NGO, shows that electric vehicles (EVs) are more popular than ever in UK, with over one in four new cars sold in February being fully electric. BEV registrations soared 37.4% compared to February 2024, reaching 25.66% of the market—up from 17.97% last year.
According to SolarPower Europe, the UK will be number two in Europe for large-scale battery storage over the next few years, increasingly in combination with solar farms. You can read more about this in our main feature next week.
The 49.9 MW project in Sandon Brook/UK, owned and overseen by Low Carbon, is the first from Trinasolar to combine modules, mounting and energy storage.
NextEnergy Capital announces that NextPower UK ESG – the largest private fund focused specifically on new-build UK solar topped its original target of £500 million by nearly 50%.
The York Minster is one of the most famous landmarks in the UK. To meet the challenges of climate change, the responsible committee, the Chapter of York Minster, has decided to install a PV system on the roof of the iconic building – in close collaboration with Solarwatt and the installation company Associated Clean Technologies (ACT).
Large battery storage systems are becoming more and more popular in Europe. Important reasons for this are the increasing demand for grid stabilization services and the shifting of peak loads. Italy and Great Britain are ahead of the game.
Axpo has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with British Solar Renewables (BSR) to buy clean energy from its 25 MW solar PV at Whaddon Farm, Wiltshire. The site is co-located with a utility-scale 16MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).
Clenergy’s mounting system has been chosen for a 1.4-megawatt solar project in the UK. This installation will help Moulton Bulb, a major agricultural company, reduce its CO2 emissions by 309 tonnes annually while supplying over 20% of the site’s energy needs.
The Energy Cells project has received top recognition at the European and UK Energy Storage Awards, winning best European project over 100 MW and placing second for best overall project of the year.
Fidra Energy and Sungrow signed a strategic 4.4GWh energy storage partnership agreement to support Fidra’s plans to establish a 10GW battery energy storage system (“BESS”) platform across the UK and other European markets by 2030.
Econergy Group signed a financing agreement as well as a route-to-market agreement with Goldman Sachs through Econergy UK to support the Swangate Project with an installed battery capacity of 102MWh. Connection to he electricity grid is expected by end of 2024.
Joachim Goldbeck, the founder and CEO of the Goldbeck Solar Group, analyzes the prospects for the project business. He assesses potential markets and explains in an interview why he already has upcoming investments in Ukraine on his radar.
BayWa r.e. has sold four UK solar projects to renewable investor Octopus Energy Generation. Battery energy storage systems will be partly included in the projects.
Sungrow has inked an energy storage supply deal with Penso Power and BW ESS. Under the agreement, Sungrow will supply a comprehensive range of 1.4 GWh PowerTitan 2.0 liquid-cooled energy storage systems, aimed at facilitating the construction of the Hams Hall energy storage project, situated in central England, Europe.
BayWa r.e. has successfully secured contracts for three projects, with a combined total capacity of over 150 MW, across onshore wind and solar in Allocation Round 6 (AR6) of the Great Britian Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction.
Sungrow delivered the first battery energy storage system (BESS) PowerTitan 2.0 units in Europe. A total of 66 units have arrived in the UK.
Sungrow announced that its liquid cooled Power Titan, will equip SSE Renewables largest 320MW / 640 MWh battery storage project at Monk Fryston, North Yorkshire/UK.
A new solar PV certification scheme has been launched in the UK with the first UKAS-accredited certification body and one of the UK’s largest solar PV installers.
