Construction begins on 102MW Stranoch wind farm
EDF Renewables has begun construction on the Stranoch wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway.
Ireland, Belgium, UK cooperate on interconnection and renewables
Government ministers from Ireland, Belgium and the UK have signed a joint statement to boost cooperation on offshore wind and interconnection.
Pakistan: Oracle Power and CET launch grid study for 1.3GW wind, solar and BESS project
Developer Oracle Power and China Electric Power Equipment and Technology (CET) are looking to develop and build a 1.3GW project combining solar, wind and battery energy storage system (BESS) technology in Pakistan.
‘Second biggest market for offshore wind’: UK hosts 43% of Europe’s capacity
The UK’s offshore wind market represents more than 40% of European offshore wind capacity, The Crown Estate has found.
Drax invests £80 million into Scottish pumped storage hydro power
Renewable energy company Drax has announced its investment to refurbish the Cruachan hydro power station in Scotland to reach 480MW generation capacity.
Utility ESB gets nod for wind-plus-BESS project in Scotland
Irish utility and IPP ESB has received planning consent for a project combining wind and battery energy storage system (BESS) technology in Scotland, UK.
UK: Battery storage could help reduce wind curtailment costs by 80%
Battery energy storage system (BESS) technology could reduce the cost of curtailing wind production in the UK by up to 80%, after over US$1 billion was spent last year, a developer said.
Romania’s largest BESS inaugurated by local integrator: ‘proof Europe can compete with Asia’
Developer Monsson Group and system integrator Prime Batteries Technology have inaugurated a 6MW/24MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Romania, the country’s largest.
UK government selects two ports to advance floating offshore wind
Port Talbot and the Port of Cromarty Firth have been chosen by the UK gov to support its offshore floating wind developments via FLOWMIS.
Amazon to procure 159MW of energy from East Anglia 3
Retail giant Amazon has agreed with Iberdrola to procure 159MW of renewable energy from the 1.4GW East Anglia 3 offshore wind farm.
