Westbridge secures grid connection for UK battery storage system
Westbridge Energy UK has secured a grid connection for its Fiskerton 53MVA battery energy storage system from Western Power Distribution (WPD).
Westbridge Energy UK has secured a grid connection for its Fiskerton 53MVA battery energy storage system from Western Power Distribution (WPD).
A battery energy storage system (BESS) being developed by Aura Power at Drax in Yorkshire has been granted planning permission.
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund is transitioning towards a trading-centric business model, with the company to upgrade all of its enhanced frequency response (EFR) battery storage sites to two-hour durations.
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund is looking to raise £75 million via the issue of 68,181,818 new ordinary shares to fund the acquisition and construction of a new pipeline.
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund is eyeing changes that would allow it to invest a greater percentage of its assets into projects outside of the UK and Republic of Ireland.
Gore Street has signed a deal with Nidec ASI for the provision of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for the 49.9MW Ferrymuir and 79.9MW Stony battery storage sites.
A 10.8MW battery-based energy storage system (BESS) supplied by Fluence for the Killala Community Wind Farm has entered the commissioning phase.
Trina Storage has completed the supply of its first UK battery energy storage system (BESS), the 50MW/56.2MWh fully integrated grid-scale battery energy storage system owned by SMS plc.
Clean energy developer ILI Group has begun the initial planning phase for a new pumped storage hydro project in Scotland.
Investment firm Triple Point Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Company has secured a £108 million pipeline of UK battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Bluefield Solar has acquired the development rights for its first standalone battery energy storage system (BESS).
Amp Energy is to build what it is claiming are Europe’s two largest grid-connected battery storage facilities, each boasting capacities of 400MW / 800MWh.
Energy storage firm Gravitricity has secured new project support led by the European Investment Bank (EIB) for its plans to build a full scale 4-8MW project in a former mine shaft.
Econergy Renewable Energy has kicked off a 800MW pipeline of UK storage with the acquisition of a 50MW/100MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund is targeting a market share of c.25% to 30% in the UK and Ireland in 2022 following an increase in earnings over 2021.
European investor Catalyst Capital has acquired a site in Yorkshire for the development of a 100MW battery facility as part of its £300 million battery storage strategy.
Solar Power Portal takes a look back at the five most read battery storage stories of this year, with fundraising, pipeline announcements and analysis appearing as trends for 2021.
Sembcorp Energy UK is planning on building what it claims will be Europe’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS).
TagEnergy has acquired a 100% stake in the 99.9MW Lakeside battery energy storage system (BESS), marking its fifth investment in the UK this year.
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund's Kilmannock battery energy storage system (BESS) in Co. Wexford, Ireland, has received an additional grid volume allocation of 90MW, building on the 30MW currently secured.
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) has successfully closed financing for a non-contracted revenue model for its 7.5MW/15MWh Holes Bay battery project.
RES has sold its 50MW Roaring Hill Energy Storage Project to clean energy enterprise TagEnergy.
Battery storage firm Zenobe has announced it is to start construction on its 100MW/107MWh battery at Capenhurst, near Chester.
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.
Gresham House's 30MW/30MWh Byers Brae battery storage project has been energised by Greek firm MYTILINEOS.
Gresham House – which manages funds including Gresham House Energy Storage Fund – has recorded a net core income of £40.8 million and an adjusted operating profit of £12.1 million.
Thrive Renewables is to acquire a 5MW/7.5MWh battery storage facility from Eclipse Power Generation.
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has completed its investment in the 50MW/75MWh Thurcroft battery storage site.
The reuse of electric vehicle (EV) batteries in stationary storage systems offers great possibilities, but there is still a lack of confidence from investors in the ‘second life’ battery concept, the CEO of Connected Energy has said.
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has raised £23.7 million through a new share placing.