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Westmill Solar completes first cross-border co-operative solar energy investment
2024-10-18The £5 million loan is the first of its kind in Europe. Image: Westmill Solar Westmill Solar Co-Operative has completed the first ever cross-border co-operative solar investment in Europe for a community energy project. In partnership with a nu -
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust acquires 42MW Irish solar development
2024-10-18ORIT claims that its five-site solar complex is the largest in Ireland. Image: Octopus Energy. Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT), part of UK utility Octopus Energy, has completed the acquisition of a newly constructed 42MW solar far -
Quinbrook secures offtake agreements with Tesco and Shell for 363MW Cleve Hill Solar Park
2024-10-17The Cleve Hill Solar Park electrical compound, including the area for the project substation and battery storage systems. Image: Cleve Hill. Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, a global investment manager, has signed two long-term offtake agreeme -
Root-Power submits planning for 315MW of BESS
2024-10-17This is the latest in a blitz of planning applications from Root-Power. Image: Root-Power. Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Root-Power has announced that it has submitted planning applications for 315MW of BESS projects across the -
Highview Power developing 2.5GWh liquid air LDES project in Scotland
2024-10-17First Minister for Scotland, John Swinney MSP, second from left, with Highview utives including CEO Richard Butland, second from right. Image: Highview Power. Highview Power has revealed plans for a long-duration energy storage (LDES) project u -
Ripple Energy secures £21.8 million finance from Virgin Money
2024-10-16Derril Water will be the UK’s first community solar park. Image: Andreas Gücklhorn via Unsplash. People-owned power company Ripple Energy has successfully financed a new Devonshire solar development thanks to a deal with Virgin Money. The commu -
SolarEdge launches new solar solution for utility-scale, FPV, and agrivoltiacs
2024-10-16According to SolarEdge, the system is ideal for agri-PV applications. Image: Solar Energy UK Solar inverter manufacturer SolarEdge has announced the UK launch of a new high-power inverter system for a wide variety of uses. The SolarEdge TerraMa -
Power Roll scores £4.3 million funding led by Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II
2024-10-16Neil Spann, Power Roll CEO (left), with Dr Michael Dickens, investment manager at Maven Equity Finance (centre) and Sarah Newbould, senior manager at British Business Bank (right). Image: Power Roll. Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF -
RWE and Arenko ink software framework deal for solar
2024-10-12The software will be rolled out across three projects initially. Image: RWE Energy industry software provider Arenko has agreed a framework deal with RWE Supply and Trading, allowing RWE to use Arenko’s Nimbus Trade platform for its solar projec -
RES submits planning proposal for 50MW Irish BESS
2024-10-12Glasgow-based RES has so far developed over 700MW of energy storage projects across the UK and Ireland and currently manages over 600MW of operational storage projects. Image: RES. Renewable energy developer RES has submitted a planning proposal