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Drax signs major partnership for Hollow Mountain PHES project
2024-07-10Cruachan Dam, Scotland, an existing 440MW pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) facility, one of only four in the UK. Companies like owner Drax say the government support is needed to enable the deployment of more projects like it. Image: Drax. Dra -
Starmer appoints Ed Miliband as energy minister for government
2024-07-09solarpowerportal.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ed_miliband_parliament.uk_2.jpg" class="aligncenter"> Ed Miliband (above) was formerly leader of the Labour Party. Image: Parliament.uk/Ed Miliband. Ed Miliband has been elected as the new Secreta -
Solar Energy UK calls on Labour to release ‘ambitious’ Solar Roadmap and increase CfD budget
2024-07-09Labour won the general election last week in a “landslide” victory. Image: NextEnergy Capital. Trade association Solar Energy UK has called on the newly elected Labour government to publish an “ambitious” Solar Roadmap and increase the Contracts -
UK surpasses 16GW of installed solar capacity
2024-07-06April’s capacity figure has also been revised to 0.9GW. Image: One Earth Solar Farm According to new statistics from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), the UK surpassed 16GW of solar capacity in May 2024. This represents a -
BESS being shipped to first transmission-level solar and storage project
2024-07-05The Larks Green project in South Gloucestershire, where the PV portion is already operational. Image: Cero Generation / Enso Energy. BESS units are being shipped to Cero Generation’s Larks Green solar and storage project, the first to be connec -
Irish grid-scale solar generated 110GWh energy in June, meeting 4.4% of demand
2024-07-05Actual solar generation is likely higher, given that the 110GWh of energy generation came only from grid-scale solar developments. Image: ib vogt. Provisional data from grid operator EirGrid shows a third of the Republic of Ireland’s electricity -
Statkraft and Luminous Energy sign ‘first-of-a-kind’ solar PPA
2024-07-04Statkraft will prevent Bracon Ash from generating during negative price periods using its downregulation service. Image: Statkraft. Renewable power generator Statkraft has signed a seven-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Luminous Energy c -
Enviromena secures £30 million funding for 70MW solar farm
2024-07-04Globally, Enviromena develops, builds, owns and operates renewable energy assets and manages over 300MW of renewables projects. Image: Enviromena. Clean energy solutions company Enviromena has reached financial close for the development of its 7 -
UK solar deployment in 2024 to remain in the 1.5-2GW range
2024-07-04Large-scale ground-mount installations saw the largest growth in 2023, acing for almost half of the annual capacity deployed. Image: UK Parliament. The UK’s new solar deployment for 2024 is forecast to be down year-on-year compared to 2023, as i -
Ireland’s first 4-hour duration battery storage project and the benefits of co-location
2024-07-04Statkraft sees significant potential in co-location/hybrid assets under the same grid connection and is urging for policy changes in this area to maximise system benefits. Image: Statkraft. In a feature article that originally appeared in Vol.39