SMS has launched a new solution to offer local housing authorities a fully financed solar generation and smart battery storage solution, entitled Solopower. The green energy technologies will be intelligently controlled and optimised by SMS’s FlexiGrid aggregation...
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Aberystwyth University to make £2.5m investment into ground-mount solar PV
Aberystwyth University has unveiled its plans for the installation of a ground-mount solar array at a site adjacent to its Fferm Penglais student accommodation. The university is to invest around £2.5 million into the project, which will generate approximately 25% of...
Pacific Green enters into agreement to develop 1.1GW of UK battery storage
Global cleantech firm Pacific Green has signed an exclusivity agreement to develop up to 1.1GW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the UK sourced by TUPA Energy. As part of this, the company has acquired rights to 100MW of BESS in Kent, with plans in place for...
The new lead battery technology – a solar storage game changer
Solar power uptake has hit enormous highs in recent years through a combination of factors. Firstly, the technology has become more efficient and more affordable, so consumers are getting more bang for their buck. Secondly, awareness of environmental issues, climate...
BEIS to give installers ‘certainty’ as it offers £300m for Local Authority Green Homes Grants
An additional £300 million of funding for domestic energy efficiency upgrades has been announced, marking an extension of the Local Authority Delivery of the Green Homes Grant. It comes as the government confirms the voucher segment of the Green Homes Grant – which...
Government unveils allocation of full £500m Local Authority Delivery of Green Homes Grant
he winners of the Local Authority segment of the Green Homes Grant have been unveiled, with £74 million allocated to over 100 local authorities for installations taking place by June 2021. Over 100 local authorities are to receive a share of £74 million of funding...
SMS launches solar and battery storage solution Solopower for social housing
SMS has launched a new solution to offer local housing authorities a fully financed solar generation and smart battery storage solution, entitled Solopower. The green energy technologies will be intelligently controlled and optimised by SMS’s FlexiGrid aggregation...