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A new survey supported by Solar Energy UK has found that solar farms deliver significant biodiversity gains.

The 49MW/98MWh Jamesfield standalone BESS, a joint venture between TagEnergy and Harmony Energy, has gone live in Scotland.

RWE has begun constructing its first seven UK solar and storage sites, representing 330MW of solar and 45MW of co-located BESS.

The 2024 Spring Budget saw the chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt reveal that the budget for the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction will be set at over £1 billion.

Almost 1,000MW of new-build battery assets were successful in the T-4 Capacity Market Auction for delivery year 2027/28.

Harmony Energy successfully bid six battery energy storage system projects in the latest T-1 Capacity Market auction for delivery years 2024/25, increasing its revenue for this period to £3.2 million.

BESS were awarded 655.16MW in the T-1 Capacity Market Auction for delivery year 2024/25 which cleared yesterday (20 February) at £35.79/kW/year.

Raigmore Hospital in Inverness has installed a solar electric vehicle (EV) charging hub said to be the “first of its kind to be operational in Scotland.”

Fresh delays from Northern Powergrid have pushed back the connection date of Enviromena’s 30MW BESS in Northumberland to 2036.

Alecemi has been awarded planning permission for two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects totalling 1.5GW in Scotland.