Elements Green secures approval for 360 MW/720 MWh BESS project in UK
UK-based solar and energy storage developer Elements Green has secured planning consent for its 360 MW/720 MWh Staythorpe Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project located northwest of Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, in the UK.
The system will be colocated with a massive 800 MW solar farm. The project has committed to delivering more than 12 acres dedicated to landscape planting, woodland creation, and wildflower meadows, delivering at least 25.7% biodiversity net gain. The project is slated to be commissioned in August 2026 and is expected to have an operational life of 40 years.
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June 21, 2024
Cadeler signs contract for turbine installation at 1100 MW Offshore wind farm in UK
Cadeler A/S announced the signing of a firm contract with Inch Cape Offshore Limited to install 72 Vestas 15MW offshore wind turbines at Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm.
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June 13, 2024
Operations started at 45 MW solar farm in Herefordshire
Conrad Energy has switched on its 45 MW Larport solar farm in Herefordshire, England. The facility has begun producing power, located on a 120-acre (48.6-ha) site in Dormington. It generate...
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June 12, 2024
Lynher Energy signed solar energy corporate PPA
Lynher Energy has signed a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) with a UK-based FTSE100 company. The agreement is structured as a sleeved physical PPA, supplying reliable solar power to the off-...
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June 12, 2024
Tender Notice to commercialise low carbon heat network within Westminster
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has issued a Contract notice for services to commercialize a low-carbon heat network within Westminster, UK. The South Westmins...
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June 10, 2024
First power generated from 443 MW Onshore wind farm in UK
SSE Renewables has announced that the first power has been produced at 443 MW Viking Wind Farm on Shetland, UK.
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