Kit Million Ross

1 week ago | current-news.co.uk | Kit Million Ross

Connected Energy has announced that it has partnered with Forsee Power to jointly design and develop a new kind of battery energy storage system (BESS) using second-life batteries from electric buses. The system will utilise Forsee Power’s ZEN 35 and ZEN 42 batteries, which Forsee Power states are currently in use in around 1,500 electric buses in Europe.

1 week ago | current-news.co.uk | Kit Million Ross

The Welsh government has invested £2 million into Inyanga Marine Energy to support the growth of Wales’ marine energy sector. The investment, which was announced by Welsh first minister Eluned Morgan at the Marine Energy Wales Conference in Cardiff today (7 May), will be used to fund the development of improved tidal energy turbines that will allow them to generate up to 60% more energy than their predecessors.

1 week ago | solarpowerportal.co.uk | Kit Million Ross

Dublin-based solar energy firm UrbanVolt has agreed a new €40 million (£34 million) debt facility with international bank HSBC. The company, which runs “solar as a service” propositions for major firms including Heineken and multinational manufacturer Flextronics, says the finance will be used to expand its services to commercial and industrial customers in both Ireland and Britain.

1 week ago | solarpowerportal.co.uk | Kit Million Ross

In this contributed blog, Sam Langston, power markets manager at Pulse Clean Energy, explores the LDES cap and floor scheme’s potential impact on BESS investment. April saw a landmark moment for the UK’s clean energy ambitions. Ofgem officially opened the first application window for its new cap and floor scheme for Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES), a crucial enabler of the government’s Clean Power 2030 Action Plan.

1 week ago | current-news.co.uk | Kit Million Ross

Trade body Scottish Renewables has revealed that 64% of Scotland’s clean power supply chain is investing in the renewable energy market to drive the nation’s green future. The sixth edition of Scottish Renewables’ Supply Chain Impact Statement surveyed the organisation’s more than 370 members to find out their opinion on the current renewable energy landscape in Scotland.