Infinity Renewables News
Current± Predicts: The energy transition in 2021, part nine
Big steps made in roaming partnerships EV adoption is undoubtedly on the rise and NewMotion is on a mission to enable everyone to drive as many clean miles as possible. Next year, mobility and roaming partnerships will be key in giving consumers and businesses the...
Oxford PV celebrates 29.5% conversion rate with perovskite solar cell
Oxford PV is lauding a new record with its perovskite solar cell, which is able to convert 29.5% of solar energy into electricity. This has been certified by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory located in Colorado, US, according to the company, and is in...
More large-scale battery storage sites on the horizon as barriers continue to fall
With the significant change to planning legislation in the UK in July, the door to large-scale battery storage is now open. Already, this has allowed the nation's biggest ever site to be announced, with InterGen set to build a 320MW asset in Essex, and an increasing...
Infinity Renewables Predicts: The energy transition in 2021, part six
James McKemey, head of Insights, Pod Point Sales of full battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to be >10% of the market 2020 was a challenging year for many industries, including automotive. The one positive was the sales of plug-in vehicles, with BEVs in particular...
Portsmouth City Council selects Custom Solar for ‘flagship’ solar and storage project
Custom Solar has been chosen to deliver Portsmouth City Council’s ‘ground-breaking’ solar and battery installation at Portsmouth International Port. The system will incorporate roof-mounted solar panels across several buildings, as well as a large battery and solar...
European Energy agrees UK 200MW solar portfolio deal
After securing approval for one of its largest ever solar farms, Danish developer European Energy (EE) has teamed up with North Yorkshire’s Norstar to build 200MW of new projects in the UK. This is to be split between 12 solar PV farms in Yorkshire, the North East and...
Invinity teams up with Scottish Water for £2m solar-plus-storage site
Work has started on Scottish Water’s latest solar installation, which is also set to include Invinity Energy Systems' vanadium flow batteries. The £2 million project is the largest single solar energy investment made by Scottish Water Horizons and will see 1MW of...
On the right track: the UK railway that runs on solar power
A stretch of railway in Sussex will become the first in the UK to be powered by community generated solar energy. The scalable project could help decarbonise the network, while allowing communities to be part of the clean energy transition Riding Sunbeams. The very...
Newport eyes huge 75MW nationally significant solar farm
Newport is eyeing a huge 75MW solar farm to be built on the Gwent levels in south Wales. Rush Wall Solar Park Ltd has proposed the development of the site, which is being considered as a Development of National Significance (DNS) given its size. The site will have...