Westbridge Renewable acquires solar and BESS
Last November, it acquired the Eastervale Project, a 300MWp solar PV plant and 200MW/400MWh BESS facility in east-central Alberta. The Eastervale Project is located in Provost municipality and has a two-hour
LUCELEC To Officially Open Its Solar Farm | St. Lucia
The $20M project, located north of the Hewanorra International Airport is historic for Saint Lucia. It is the first utility-scale renewable energy project on the island and is funded, owned and operated by LUCELEC. Its
Avantus in permitting for 500MW solar and BESS facility in
Founded in 2009, Avantus is a utility-scale solar and storage developer with a claimed 80 project portfolio comprising 30GWdc of solar and 94GWh of storage capacity. This includes the company''s 2GW hybrid solar and BESS Buttonbush facility located in Kern County, California, as reported by Energy-Storage.news earlier in the year.
Innova, Triple Point agree £40m debt facility for UK
Investment manager Triple Point and renewables developer Innova have agreed a debt facility of up to £40 million to accelerate Innova''s UK solar and energy storage system pipeline. According to a statement released
The role of BESS in keeping the lights on
BESS kept the lights on during a recent interconnector trip, but asset operators feel undervalued. We explore what can be done to help. Skip to content. Solar Media. Solar Finance & Investment Europe 2025. 4 February 2025. London, UK. Energy Storage Summit 2025. 17 February 2025. London, UK. PV CellTech Europe 2025. 11 March 2025.
Egypt: Scatec and AMEA to build 1.1GWh of BESS, solar for PPAs
The solar PV project, situated in the Benban area, Aswan Governorate—a region already well known for its solar PV prowess via the 1.8GW Benban project—will be accompanied by a 600MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). AMEA will also expand its 500MW Abydos solar PV power plant, currently under construction, by adding a 300MWh utility
Balance Power to expedite 2036 grid connection for 99MW BESS
The planning approval for the BESS comes as Balance Power recently secured a £5.1 million debt facility from investment manager Triple Point to boost Balance''s solar PV and BESS pipeline. Part of the funding was used to acquire the 6MWp Roborough project from Regener8 Power, located in Plymouth, Devon.
RWE completes three BESS projects with 190MW capacity in US
The solar PV and BESS services will be provided to the Modesto Irrigation District. RWE clean energy CEO Andrew Flanagan stated : "Battery storage is growing even more critical to enable the rapid deployment of wind and solar projects, stabilise the US power grid and better ensure that enough electric supply is available to meet demand.
SENS and Alfen progress Sweden battery storage projects
SENS is one of the most active developers in the Swedish market, with a 550MW portfolio of solar and BESS projects including 40MW and 50MW projects it secured land for late last year. The firm said construction on its projects generally starts 10-12 months after the lease agreement is signed, meaning construction could start as early as end of
Three BESS projects in UK granted approval, as largest-ever solar
Go-ahead given for Hinckley BESS and Maldon BESS online. In related news, in England, Balance Power has secured planning approval from the UK government for its planned 49.5 MW/99 MWh Hinckley BESS project in south-west Leicestershire. The project is expected to prevent around 9,000 t/y of CO 2 emissions. It also features a biodiversity
AES puts 211MW solar, 650MWh BESS Chile project into operation
The Andes regional arm of utility and independent power producer (IPP) AES has started commercial operations on a project in Chile pairing 211MW of solar with a 130MW/650MWh BESS. The Andes Solar Park IV''s 5-hour duration lithium-based 130MW battery energy storage system (BESS) is the largest operational BESS in Latin America, according to
Lightsource bp lands planning consent for 57MW standalone BESS
The BESS, set to be constructed alongside a data centre in Splott, Cardiff, is the largest BESS to secure planning permission in the UK to date. The 828 battery units to be installed onsite form part of the Latos Data Centre''s larger sustainability plans; the data centre aims to achieve carbon neutrality through onsite power generation and
Aquila and MW storage launch Finland BESS projects
Aquila Clean Energy EMEA has started construction on a 50MW BESS in Finland, while MW Storage has launched two new projects in the country. Aquila, a developer and independent power producer (IPP), has
Construction begins for Saint Lucia''s first solar farm
Three months after signing the contract, LUCELEC and US-based solar energy company, GROUPOTEC, and other stakeholders gathered last week for the ground breaking ceremony for the 3 MW solar PV project in Saint Lucia.This will be Saint Lucia''s first utility-scale renewable energy project. Diesel generators currently account for over 99% of the islands
SSE Renewables acquires 120MW/240MWh Irish BESS
The company also has BESS projects under development in County Mayo, which will host an 80MW BESS, and County Kerry, where SSE is planning a 100MW development. Heather Donald, Director of Onshore Wind, Solar and Battery for UK and Ireland at SSE Renewables, called the acquisition "a great step forward" in the company''s plans to
Philippines gov green lights ''world''s largest'' solar,
The project would be the largest in the world by capacity, in terms of solar, BESS and both technologies combined. The BOI is the Philippines government''s lead industry development and investment promotion agency
Aquila and MW storage launch Finland BESS projects
Aquila Clean Energy EMEA has started construction on a 50MW BESS in Finland, while MW Storage has launched two new projects in the country. Aquila, a developer and independent power producer (IPP), has started building the 50MW/50MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) in Kotka, southern Finland, it announced on LinkedIn last week.
Apollo acquires 50% in TotalEnergies'' solar and BESS portfolio
TotalEnergies will retain the remaining 50% stake and continue to operate the Danish Fields, Cottonwood, and Hill Solar I assets. Apollo partner Brad Fierstein said: "We are pleased to partner with TotalEnergies, a leading energy company at the forefront of the energy transition, and to invest in a highly contracted, scaled renewable asset portfolio.
Amazon, community choice groups buy power from hybrid solar,
California''s largest DC-coupled solar-plus-storage project. The AES Corporation projects are Baldy Mesa, featuring 150MW of solar PV generation capacity and a 75MW/300MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), and the smaller Silver Peak, which is 50MW of solar PV with 25MW/100MWh BESS.
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Clearway closes financing on solar and BESS California projects
Clearway has also started construction on the two projects, a solar PV and a standalone battery energy storage system (BESS), located in the Californian counties of Fresno and San Bernadino
Hive Energy secures £19m bank guarantee for solar
Hive Energy will also use the bank guarantee facility to bolster its green hydrogen pipeline. Image: Hive Energy. Hive Energy yesterday (5 March) secured a new £19 million bank guarantee facility from Santander, supported
Enerside sells Italy agriPV and BESS project to Chint
The project consists of a 360MWp agriPV solar farm and the 40MW/82.5MWh BESS ''Palmadula'' facility, which Enerside has sold to Chint Solar, a developer and independent power producer (IPP).
SSE Renewables starts construction of 320MW BESS
The BESS aims to energise in early 2026 after SSE made a final investment decision on the project in November 2023. Image: SSE. The renewable energy arm of utility SSE has begun construction of a 320MW/640MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in North Yorkshire. Heather Donald, director of onshore wind, solar, and battery at SSE
400MW Beacon Fen solar farm and BESS open plans to local
Other ongoing solar and BESS projects. There are several other projects currently at different stages of the planning process, which serve as examples of how these ventures can play out. A proposal at a similar stage is the Springwell Solar Farm in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, which announced its consultation on 11 December 2023.
Saint Lucia Commits to Renewable Energy
The Government of Saint Lucia is partnering with Solar Head of State to install solar panels on the public residence of the Governor-General, Government House, in September 2016. This is part of the Caribbean island''s target to generate 35% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020, through leveraging of geothermal, wind and solar
BOOM Power lands planning consent for 300MW/660MWh BESS
The company is also developing another co-located solar and battery storage project, the 400MW East Yorkshire Solar Farm, which is currently under examination by the planning inspectorate. In August, BOOM Power revealed plans for a new BESS facility in Scotland, a 50MW standalone project located in North Lanarkshire.
Westbridge Renewable acquires solar and BESS project in Canada
Last November, it acquired the Eastervale Project, a 300MWp solar PV plant and 200MW/400MWh BESS facility in east-central Alberta. The Eastervale Project is located in Provost municipality and has a two-hour battery duration. Sign up for our daily news round-up!
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