Octopus launches new solar and battery optimisation smart tariff
Jul 20, 2023 · Octopus Energy has announced the launch of a new smart tariff aimed at consumers with domestic solar and battery storage. The company says the tariff could unlock more than £450 of savings per year for consumers and help to balance the grid. ‘Intelligent Octopus Flux’ (IOF) will offer the same rate for both importing and exporting ...
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Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, a global investment manager, has signed two long term offtake agreements accounting for 100% of the solar power generated at Cleve Hill Solar Park.
The top 10 biggest solar farms in the UK - Solar Power Portal
Aug 16, 2023 · 1) Llanwern solar farm, Newport, Wales: 49.9MW. Commissioned in 2021 by NextEnergy Capital. SPP first reported this site in 2018 as being ‘near 50MW’, with a planning application submitted by Gwent Farmers’ Community Solar Scheme, with collocated battery storage. As Solar Energy UK noted, the area is “part of the Gwent Levels; an area classified as a site of special scientific interest ...
UK’s ‘largest’ solar and battery storage project begins construction
Apr 25, 2023 · The UK’s “largest” solar and battery energy storage project, Cleve Hill Solar Park, has started construction, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners confirmed. The specialist global investment manager revealed the Kent-based project, which consists of 373MW of solar and “more than” 150MW of battery energy storage, is expected to be fully ...
INRG Solar’s 150MWp NSIP Little Crow Solar Farm gets green light
Apr 6, 2022 · INRG Solar has been granted a development consent order (DCO) for its 150MWp Little Crow Solar Farm. It is the second solar Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) to be granted such by the Planning Inspectorate, following on from the 350MW Cleve Hill Solar Farm, which was approved in May 2020.That has since been acquired by Quinbrook and renamed Project Fortress, with ...
Introducing the Solar Power Portal Awards
May 31, 2013 · Solar Power Portal is delighted to announce the launch of the Solar Power Portal Awards. Designed to recognise the very best in the UK solar sector, the awards will encompass all areas of the solar industry – from domestic-scale systems right up to utility-scale solar parks. The awards will recognise and celebrate the good practice ...
Edmundson Electrical launches Greentech brand across UK
Sep 4, 2014 · Email. Edmundson Electrical has launched its new Greentech brand at 21 locations throughout the UK. Greentech will focus on renewables, carrying a full range of solar PV stock. In addition, each location will have an onsite technical specialist on hand to provide local support. The company claims that all of its products will be available over ...
Solar Power Portal's top news stories of 2023
Dec 26, 2023 · In Q4 2023 the UK solar power purchase agreement (PPA) prices saw some of the biggest increases in Europe, jumping by 30% to £68.64/MWh on average. The UK market was boosted by the Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions, in which solar was able to auction in from 2022 for the first time since 2015. According to LevelTen Energy’s February ...
Project Solar under investigation over rooftop PV system integrity
May 24, 2022 · Project Solar is under investigation over the integrity of its system designs, with the residential installer stood further accused of using counterfeit mounting equipment, Solar Power Portal can reveal. The installer is currently the subject of an ongoing probe by trade bodies the MCS and NAPIT after concerns were raised about the integrity of its system designs.
UK’s ‘first’ non-toxic saltwater battery storage system installed by ...
Dec 7, 2015 · An energy storage system based on the Aquion non-toxic ‘saltwater’ battery has been installed on a private estate in Northern Ireland, in what is believed to be the UK debut for the much-talked about technology. Cornish company Wattstor installed the 25kWh system based on sodium ion batteries from US maker Aquion on the premises of Henbo ...