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Foodservice firm takes 3.75MW of battery storage from Anesco

Devon-based wholesaler, Philip Dennis Foodservice, is using three battery storage units from Anesco to maximise on-site generation, cut carbon and grid charges, and earn...

Battery storage makes unsubsidised solar stack up for Kingfisher

Kingfisher will this month start using solar and battery storage to provide grid services. While making money from helping to balance the grid is...

Why energy strategy is like a cup of tea

Developing a successful energy strategy is a little like making a cup of tea: if you want a result that works for you, it’s...

Conference explores challenges and opportunities in Irish data centre market

The data centre industry in Ireland is growing significantly and with a forecast additional €9 billion to be invested in the country by 2023,...

Thrive invests £350k in heat pump Esco scheme

Renewables fund Thrive has made its first investment in heat pumps. The firm has put £350k into a scheme that funds and installs heat...

Local authorities plan £100m energy fund

A group of local authorities in the South West are collaborating to create a £100m fund to invest in energy projects. The South West Low...

15MW unsubsidised solar park planned in Buckinghamshire with battery storage to follow

A business park in Buckinghamshire is to build a 15MW solar PV park over 76 acres of its land. Westcott Venture Park's owners, Rockspring, said...

Interserve profits drop, debt increases

Interserve shares fell on the back of half year results. The company posted a £6m pre-tax loss versus profit of £24.9m the prior year. Total...

How can we make EPCs better, government asks industry

Government is planning to reform Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) in a bid to make them more effective drivers of energy efficiency investment. It seeks industry...

Pivot Power confirms Southampton for first 50MW battery sites

Pivot Power has confirmed Southampton will be its first location for a 49.9MW battery storage project. It plans to connect an EV charging hub to...

Public sector keen on DSR, but fears disruption and lacks knowledge

Local authorities, hospitals and universities would be willing to provide flexibility to help balance the grid, but reservations around risk versus reward and a...

MEEF: more beef for energy efficiency funding

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a £500m fund for energy efficiency projects in the capital. Like it's forerunner, the London Energy Efficiency Fund...

Robin Hood Energy in the black, plans to go green

Council-owned Robin Hood Energy has made a trading surplus three years after launch, and notched up 115,000 customers. The not-for-profit company said it would use...

Drums beat louder for gas security inquiry

A coalition of major industrials is stepping up government lobbying to force a gas security inquiry. Gas Security Group member, the British Ceramic Confederation,...

Premier Inn takes on-site solar to 3MW

Premier Inn is adding another 1.6MW of solar PV to around 70 hotels, taking its total capacity to 3MW, via Anesco, which will manage...

Pivot makes huge play for 2GW battery storage and mass EV charging network

Pivot Power has unveiled highly ambitious plans to build 2GWs of battery storage connected directly to the transmission network. The start-up aims to use dozens...

Electrifying heat: Too expensive, or too little ambition?

Electrification of heat was seen as a key policy objective in the early part of this decade, but appears to have receded in recent...

Anesco plans to build 300MW of battery storage in next two years

Anesco says it will build out around 300MW of new battery storage projects by 2020, taking its portfolio to 380MW. The Reading-based firm currently has...

Restore pools 18MW Tesla battery with megawatts of industrial load, plans UK replica

Restore has combined a grid scale battery with megawatts of industrial load and generation assets to deliver balancing services to European transmission system operators...

Heat networks should be regulated, says competition watchdog

The Competition and Markets Authority says heat networks should be regulated, echoing calls from industry. The watchdog is investigating the heat network market and its...