NextEnergy Solar Fund commissions 50 MW Staughton solar project in Bedfordshire/Cambridgeshire border
NextEnergy Solar Fund has opened the Staughton solar farm, the UK’s largest subsidy-free solar plant with an installed capacity of 50 MWp.
The Staughton solar plant will cover the yearly electricity demand of approximately 15,000 UK households. It is largely located on a former airfield on the Bedfordshire/Cambridgeshire border.
The electricity generated by the plant will be bundled with NESF’s existing portfolio of generating plants and sold under sales contracts already in place.
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December 19, 2019
SEEIT fund raises GBP54.1m from new ordinary shares placing
Investment fund SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust plc has raised about GBP54.1 million (US$71.1 million) of gross proceeds after the launched non pre-emptive placing of new ordinary shares. T...
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December 18, 2019
Transmission Capital Partners awarded PB for transmission link project of 588 MW Beatrice wind farm
International Public Partnerships Limited (INPP) has announced that Transmission Capital Partners, the consortium comprising INPP, Amber Infrastructure, and Transmission Investment has been appoi...
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December 18, 2019
Ørsted offloads its LNG business to Glencore
Glencore has entered into an agreement to acquire the LNG business of Orsted A/S. The agreement will involve Glencore novating a number of contracts, including the right to use 3bcm of annual regasif...
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December 18, 2019
Gridserve completes 34.7 MWp solar project with 27 MW storage in Boscar Grange
GRIDSERVE has completed the 34.7 MWp solar park and 30 MW battery storage system for Warrington Borough Council. The facility is built on 198 acres of low-grade agricultural land at Boscar Grange, nea...
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December 16, 2019
Gresham House fund completes acquisition of 50 MW energy storage projects in Cumbria and Kent
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has completed the acquisition of two operational battery storage facilities totaling 50MW from VLC Energy for GBP29.2 million (US$37.8 million). The acquisition...
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