Renewables provided almost half of Ireland’s electricity in January
Data from Irish grid operator EirGrid has revealed that renewable energy met nearly half of Ireland’s demand in the first month of this year.
UK offshore wind pipeline hits 96GW, world’s second-largest
A new report from RenewableUK has revealed that the global capacity of offshore wind farms has crossed the 80GW threshold, thanks to a meteoric rise in installed capacity.
New small wind turbine product awarded MCS certification
A small-scale wind turbine has been certified by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) for the first time in over four years.
Rolls Royce gets 132MWh order from Polat Energy for wind co-located BESS in Turkey
IPP Polat Energy is deploying multiple renewables-plus-BESS projects in Turkey, and has ordered a 132MWh BESS from the system integration arm of Rolls-Royce for one of them.
UK ROUNDUP: Big project news from Field, Cero, Fidra, Low Carbon and Green Nation
A roundup from a very busy fortnight of UK BESS news, with major project announcements from Field, Cero Generation, Fidra Energy, Sungrow, Green Nation and Low Carbon, as well as ESB and SSE news items from neighbouring Ireland.
BW ESS, ACL expand Italy BESS drive to 2.9GW, targeting capacity market in the North and MACSE in the South
BESS owner-operator BW ESS and developer ACL Energy have expanded their development pipeline in Italy to 2.9GW.
Infra investor Avadis launching Switzerland’s largest BESS project, for 2027 energisation
Avadis Investment Foundation is buying a BESS project in Switzerland which could be the country’s largest when it is scheduled to come online in 2027.
Cyprus confirms €35 million ‘investment support’ scheme for renewables with energy storage
The government of Cyprus has confirmed financial support will be made available for renewable energy projects paired with energy storage.
Deutsche Bahn, Iqony and Fluence partner on 4-hour, PPA-tied Germany BESS
Steag subsidiary Iqony and Fluence will deploy a 50MW/200MWh BESS project in Germany, part of which will be contracted under a PPA with train network operator Deutsche Bahn.
UK BESS project approvals for ILI, Aukera, Apatura, Lightsource bp and data centre
A roundup of news from the UK BESS market, with developers ILI, Aukera, and Apatura having projects achieve planning permission, along with IPP Lightsource bp and a data centre in Wales, from the pages of our sister site Solar Power Portal.
