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WEBA new report by energy service provider Joulen, formerly the Electric Storage Company, suggests 0.1% of UK businesses could provide the equivalent power of both Hinkley Point C and 130 grid-scale battery sites by installing battery energy storage.
Ripple Energy announces UK’s first co-owned solar project
WEBMar 1, 2023 · Almost a year after Ripple Energy’s first consumer-owned wind farm went live, the company has announced that its third shared renewable energy project will be a solar park in England.. Before it was announced as a solar park, Ripple Energy confirmed that its third project had received 16,000 reservations for its seven-day purchase window.. The co-owned renewable sites allow consumers to buy ...
Octopus launches new solar and battery optimisation smart tariff
WEBJul 20, 2023 · Octopus Energy has announced the launch of a new smart tariff aimed at consumers with domestic solar and battery storage. The company says the tariff could unlock more than £450 of savings per year for consumers and help to balance the grid. ‘Intelligent Octopus Flux’ (IOF) will offer the same rate for both importing and exporting ...
Octopus Energy increases export tariffs by 36% for solar power ...
WEBFeb 1, 2022 · Octopus Energy has increased its export tariffs by 36%, as energy prices in the UK remain at record highs. As such, its Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) (export only customers) tariff has increased from 3p/kWh to 4.1p/kWh, and its Fixed Outgoing Octopus tariff has increased from 5.5p/kWh to 7.5p/kWh. …
Solar PV system - DC isolators - Solar Power Portal
WEBJun 24, 2011 · Solar PV system – DC isolators. By Martin Cotterell. June 24, 2011. Facebook. Twitter/X. LinkedIn. Email. The requirement to fit a DC isolator in a solar PV system comes from BS7671 – Part 712.537.2.1.1, which states “To allow maintenance of the PV convertor, means of isolating the PV convertor from the …
Cleve Hill Solar Park: A flagship for UK large-scale solar projects
WEBMay 24, 2023 · When people in the industry discuss large-scale solar projects in the UK several names come to mind, names such as Shotwick Solar Park, Little Crow Solar Park and Botley West amongst others, have since gained attention due to the sheer generation capacity anticipated once each have been completed. But perhaps the most influential of them all, and for the entirety of the UK solar industry ...
The top 10 biggest solar farms in the UK - Solar Power Portal
WEBAug 16, 2023 · Shell to become single off-taker of largest solar farm in England (18 Jan 2018) 10) Wroughton Airfield (Swindon Solar Park), Swindon: 49.9MW. Wroughton Airfield was developed by Belectric UK, British Solar Renewables, Public Power Solutions, and WElink Energy UK. The project is currently owned by Rockfire Capital.
UK’s ‘largest’ solar and battery storage project begins construction
WEBApr 25, 2023 · The UK’s “largest” solar and battery energy storage project, Cleve Hill Solar Park, has started construction, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners confirmed. The specialist global investment manager revealed the Kent-based project, which consists of 373MW of solar and “more than” 150MW of battery energy storage, is expected to be fully ...
Midsummer gets ‘modern and distinctive’ rebrand as new head …
WEBDec 2, 2020 · PV wholesaler Midsummer Energy has rebranded to bring a “modern and distinctive feel” to the business as it moves to a new head office and sets sights on expansion. It has reworked the logo, colour scheme and font the company has used for the past 15 years to “reflect its position” as one of the UK’s fastest-growing distributors ...
Easy PV updates to include 3D design - Solar Power Portal
WEBFeb 6, 2023 · Solar design software Easy PV, developed by solar wholesaler Midsummer, will now allow users to construct 3D models of their residential and commercial buildings. The software also supports complex roofs, properties that include extensions and obstructions such as nearby building and trees that cast shade on photovoltaic (PV) arrays.