Thrive Renewables to develop 57MW Scottish Borders wind farm
Thrive Renewables has acquired development rights for the 57MW Whitelaw Brae onshore wind power plant in the Scottish Borders.
DESNZ review of Ofgem likely to increase its powers
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has launched the first comprehensive review of the UK’s energy regulator, Ofgem.
Report: six-fold increase in negative price raises concerns, but provides opportunities
New analysis from energy market analytics firm Aurora has shown that negative price periods in Britain have increased six-fold between 2022 and 2024.
Wind ‘panel’ technology to pilot at Edinburgh Airport
German technology and engineering firm Bosch has partnered with Scottish green tech developer Katrick Technologies to install prototype wind ‘panels’ at Edinburgh Airport.
British Solar Renewables lands planning consent for 49.9MW project
British Solar Renewables (BSR) has announced that it has been granted planning permission for a new solar PV power plant in Braintree, Essex.
Greece postpones third battery storage auction
The energy regulator in Greece has cancelled the country’s third large-scale energy storage procurement auction due to confusion over limits on how much power capacity could be bid in per participant, with a view to relaunching the scheme.
EU Roundup: ‘Sand Battery’ for electricity storage, 44MWh France BESS online, Spain funds 3.4GWh of projects
A roundup of energy storage news from across the EU, involving Polar Night Energy’s ‘Sand Battery’ in Finland, GazelEnergie and Q Energy in France, and Spain’s MITECO awarding financial support to 45 projects.
Germany: Nofar Energy claims first physical fixed-price toll for BESS in Continental Europe
IPP Nofar Energy has agreed a Flexibility Purchase Agreement (FPA) for a 209MWh BESS project in Germany, the first of its kind in Continental Europe, it claimed.
TagEnergy and Tesla launching construction on France’s largest BESS at 480MWh
Renewable developer and IPP TagEnergy will soon start construction on the largest BESS project in France, a 240MW/480MWh project with Tesla providing BESS and EPC services.
UK ROUNDUP: Big project news from Field, Cero, Fidra, Low Carbon and Green Nation
A roundup from a very busy fortnight of UK BESS news, with major project announcements from Field, Cero Generation, Fidra Energy, Sungrow, Green Nation and Low Carbon, as well as ESB and SSE news items from neighbouring Ireland.
