The head of Scotland’s solar energy trade group has criticised plans to reform the grid to enable greater uptake of rooftop solar, noting that Scotland will not benefit from the proposed reforms.
International renewable energy developer Ørsted has announced proposals for a 320MW solar PV power plant in East Yorkshire.
Swiss energy producer Axpo has signed a ten-year agreement with British Solar Renewables (BSR) to buy power from BSR’s Wiltshire solar PV power plant.
The UK saw a slowdown in both BESS installations and submitted applications in 2024, while applications in Ireland grew by capacity, writes PV Tech Research analyst Charlotte Gisbourne.
The UK government has not ruled out changing grid access rights for new energy storage projects as part of its REMA reforms, a potential move that consultancy AFRY and investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) discussed with Energy-Storage.news.
Data from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has revealed 2024 to be a record year for small-scale renewable energy installations.
Tomorrow (17 January), the government will debate a new bill that would require all new homes to have solar PV generation installed.
Battery intelligence firm Brill Power has announced the launch of what it claims is the world’s first battery management as a service (BmaaS) offering.
The UK’s National Energy System Operator (NESO) has issued a proposal that, if approved, would see the transmission impact assessment (TIA) threshold rise from 1MW to 5MW.
Executives from investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners discussed its three BESS projects in Scotland totalling 1.5GW/3GWh which have all now reached FID, the largest BESS in Europe to do so.
