Rivington Energy sells 50MW BESS as its developer arm progresses solar PV project
Schroders Greencoat funds have acquired the BESS, while Renewable Connections has planning consent for a solar plant in Nottinghamshire.
£1.3 billion UK battery storage investment confirmed at G7 Summit
Investments in energy storage come from India’s Atri Energy Transition and French investor InfraVia Capital Partners.
Battery energy storage a ‘keystone investment’ in a ‘modern, efficient energy system’
Pulse Clean Energy’s Trevor Willis will speak at the Clean Power 2030 Summit, incorporating the UK Solar Summit 2026, in London at the end of this month.
Firm connection dates issued to 37GW clean power due to connect by 2030
According to the announcement, 58% of transmission and distribution-level energy projects have been issued connection offers.
What to expect from AR8 after a record-breaking AR7
Looking to the potential for AR8, Solar Media Market Research data shows there is slightly less capacity eligible to bid in than for AR7.
Qair reaches financial close on first UK solar PV project
This is the IPP’s first UK project to reach financial close, with construction expected to begin this month. Commercial operations are forecast to begin in the second quarter of 2027.
UK government mulls community battery storage subsidy
The UK government has launched a call for evidence to gather views on how to enable shared battery storage to be rolled out across the UK.
UK government doubles down on climate ambitions as net zero economy booms
DESNZ said moving at pace is “the best choice” to reduce exposure to fossil fuel price shocks.
UK renewables auction to exclude Gate 1 projects, AR8 timeline published
The allocation framework for AR8 sets new rules that this and future CfD auctions will follow.
Building a future-ready grid: National Grid on AI, data centres and network innovation
National Grid’s head of network architecture & innovation, David Adkins, spoke to Solar Power Portal ahead of the CP2030 Summit about how the network is planning for the increased demand from AI and digitalisation.
