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.
Construction begins on 102MW Stranoch wind farm
EDF Renewables has begun construction on the Stranoch wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway.
Ofgem grants electricity generation licence for Statkraft’s Mossy Hill
Mossy Hill Shetland, a 12-turbine wind farm development and substation in Shetland, has had its energy generation licence granted.
Ember: wind and solar have cut European fossil fuel generation by one-fifth
A report from Ember Climate notes that wind and solar generation in the EU have cut fossil fuel generation by one-fifth between 2019 and 2023.
Renalfa IPP starts operating Bulgaria’s largest BESS project with Hithium/Kehua tech
A 25MW/55MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) has been commissioned by operator Renalfa IPP, using technology provided by Chinese firms Hithium and Kehua.
Nova Scotia regulators approve CA$354 million BESS portfolio in Atlantic Canadian province
Regulators have approved a plan to build three large-scale battery storage facilities by NS Power, the monopoly electric utility for the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.
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.
