Pivot Power and Renewable Connections gain green light for battery storage projects
EDF-owned Pivot Power has secured planning permission for two 50MW/100MWh lithium-ion battery storage sites.
Articles tagged with: Utility Scale Storage
A record amount of battery storage applications submitted in Q2’21
Solar Media’s Mollie McCorkindale takes a look at the surge in battery storage planning applications this year, as the pipeline for utility-scale projects hits 20GW.
Top ten UK battery storage projects forecast for 2021 completion
The pipeline of utility-scale and large commercial segments for battery storage in the UK is continually increasing, with a pipeline of over 16GW of projects with the potential for deployment over the next few years.
Q&A: Amit Gudka on going back to the beginning and launching storage developer Virmati Energy
Solar Power Portal caught up with Virmati's founder Amit Gudka to discuss the energy transition, the growing need for battery storage and going back to the beginning of a start-up.
FRV and Harmony begin construction of second battery storage project
Construction has got underway for Renewables developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures’s (FRV) second battery storage project in the UK, together with partner Harmony Energy.
Downing unveils first UK utility-scale battery storage site
Downing LLP has announced its first utility-scale battery storage site in the UK, with a 50MW/53MWh project in Nursling, Southampton.
SMS announces its ‘arrival in the utility-scale storage market’ with 90MW portfolio
Smart energy infrastructure company SMS has begun construction on its first battery energy storage project in the UK.
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More large-scale battery storage sites on the horizon as barriers continue to fall
Solar Power Portal caught up with Harmony Energy CEO Peter Kavanagh about how the industry has changed and what that means for the growth of battery energy storage, as barriers to large-scale development continue to fall away.
Harmony Energy unveils 34MW/68MWh battery project in development with Fotowatio Renewable Ventures
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has unveiled its second utility-scale battery project with Harmony Energy, having closed funding and construction contracts.
Gresham House to finance c.485MW battery storage portfolio with new share issuance programme
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has outlined plans to “significantly increase” its portfolio as it launches a new share issuance programme.
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UK battery storage market reaches 1GW landmark as new applications continues to grow
Lauren Cook, analyst at Solar Media Market Research, explores the detail behind the data in the UK's battery storage market, as new applications continue to swell.
Gresham House acquires 50MW battery storage duo bringing it closer to 150MW target
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has acquired two battery storage facilities from VLC Energy for £29.2 million.
UK will need 1,400GWh of energy storage for future energy system, new modelling reveals
“Significantly” more electric and thermal storage will be needed for a low-cost 2050 energy system than previously thought.
Fluence lauds storage’s ‘critical’ role in system as 60MW switched on
60MW of energy storage developed by Fluence and Sembcorp Energy UK has come online, lauded as one of the largest transacted fleets of its kind in Europe.
UK battery storage capacity could reach 70% growth in 2019 as business models evolve
As much as 500MW of additional large-scale battery storage capacity could be built in the UK in 2019, increasing its capacity by more than 70% to 1.2GW. Lauren Cook, analyst at Solar Media Market Research, reports.