Octopus Renewables to invest £2m in solar and
The project will develop solar and battery energy storage in the UK. Credit: Octopus Energy. Renewables investment company Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has announced an investment of up to
Utilities have ''different logic'' to optimisers on BESS,
Octopus Energy signed a two-year fixed-price tolling agreement with Gresham House Energy Storage Fund, as the latter announced on 5 June. Dispatch and controls for the 568MW battery energy storage system (BESS)
Octopus Energy Group and Gresham House sign
London, 5th June 2024 - Octopus Energy Group, the largest electricity provider in the UK, has signed a record-breaking battery leasing deal with Gresham House Energy Storage Fund plc (GRID) that uses its Kraken platform to unlock the
Octopus Australia BESS to back ''innovative offtake'' agreements
Octopus Investments said it is in discussion with network provider Powerlink, Firm Power and Ipswich local authorities and expects a final investment decision (FID) to be made in H2 2025. The buyer is one of the portfolio companies of UK-based investment holding company Octopus Group alongside energy retailer-generator Octopus Energy Group.
Owners and optimisers talk European BESS market move to tolls
It recently took the bold decision to enter into a two-year tolling deal with utility Octopus Energy, whereby Octopus will pay it a fixed fee and take on operation and revenues for around half of GRID''s portfolio, totalling 568MW/910MWh.. The deal is a stark departure from the ''merchant'' model which has dominated until now, where project owners typically (though not
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Primary energy trade 2016 2021 Imports (TJ) 142 915 136 725 Exports (TJ) 55 014 52 569 Net trade (TJ) - 87 901 - 84 156 Imports (% of supply) 52 45 Exports (% of production) 29 25 Energy self-sufficiency (%) 70 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina COUNTRY INDICATORS AND SDGS TOTAL ENERGY SUPPLY (TES) Total energy supply in 2021 Renewable energy supply in
Octopus Australia and CEFC partner again with
As reported by Energy-Storage.news, the hub, Gippsland Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) will be one of six of its kind in the state and could include solar, wind, battery storage and possibly green hydrogen electrolyser
Octopus Energy Generation acquires 252MW solar and storage
One of the sites will also play host to a 30MW battery energy storage system (BESS). Octopus Energy Generation has also announced that it has broken ground on a new 12MW BESS in Cheshire, bringing its total portfolio to 16 onshore wind farms, three offshore wind farms, three battery projects, 138 solar farms, and thousands of rooftop solar
Exagen bought out by Octopus Energy Generation
The deal follows Octopus buying a 24% stake two years ago. Image: Octopus Energy. Exagen Group, a significant player in the UK solar and energy storage sector, has received a full buyout from British energy titan Octopus Energy Generation.
10+ Countries Join First-of-its-Kind Consortium to
Unlocking Africa''s enormous renewable energy potential will require massive investments in solar and wind energy and battery energy storage systems (BESS) will help reduce the variability of electricity supply from the
Octopus Energy launches new combined solar,
Octopus Energy has launched a brand new tariff for customers with solar, a battery and an electric vehicle at home. In this webinar, we''ll explore the advanced features and benefits of the PowerOcean Single-Phase
Octopus Energy charges up Italy''s battery storage sector with
London, 14th December 2023 - Octopus Energy''s generation arm announces the launch of a new joint venture (JV) with Nexta Capital Partners to charge up Italy''s battery storage market, making the most of cheap, green energy when it''s sunny and windy.
Octopus Energy talks landmark Gresham House BESS toll deal
Octopus Energy''s head of flexibility discussed its tolling deal with Gresham House for nearly 1GWh of BESS projects, including how they will fit into its VPP portfolio and whether their energy market activity could change under its control. 568MW/920MWh UK battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio from Gresham House Energy Storage
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Battery storage at Glastonbury: technology helps power festival
Allye''s units use second life EV batteries and have a storage capacity of 270kWh per unit. Speaking to Energy-Storage.news, Jonathan Carrier, cofounder and CEO of Allye said: "Allye is delighted to see the MAX deployed at Glastonbury by JLR, to support charging of its vehicles. It demonstrates the flexibility of the system across a range of
Battery energy storage: the challenge of playing catch up
Battery energy storage systems: the technology of tomorrow. The market for battery energy storage systems (BESS) is rapidly expanding, and it is estimated to grow to $14.8bn by 2027. In 2023, the total installed capacity of BES stood at 45.4GW and is set to increase to 372.4GW in 2030.
Origin Energy approves 300MW battery storage project in Australia
Origin Energy approved the construction of a 300MW battery energy storage system project at Mortlake power station in Victoria, Australia. Skip to site menu Skip to page content. PT. Menu. ($355.76m) to increase its stake in Octopus Energy, a UK-based utility, from 3% to 23%. Octopus Energy secured $800m in the funding round, which also saw
UK loses 1.4GW of power in interconnector trip, battery storage
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) from several firms helped the energy system recover after the NSL interconnector, which connects the UK and Norway, suddenly stopped exporting power to the UK. Meanwhile, Kraken, an offshoot of Octopus Energy, also saw BESS assets optimised through its platform jump in to help rebalance the grid during
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energy mix remains the top Action Priority in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Although official energy balance for 2020 is still not published, it is expected that BiH will achieve its 2020 target of 40% renewable energy source (RES) in total final energy consumption. Currently, within the NECP process, a new 2030. RES targets
Gresham House UK BESS fund hedges risk via 2-year tolling deal
Octopus Energy will use the BESS projects'' batteries at a price determined by the duration of the assets – expressed in hours – though it excludes Capacity Market payments the projects will receive separately.. Kieran Stopforth, head of flexibility for Octopus Energy, said: "Through this landmark deal with GRID we''re not only increasing the size of our virtual power
Masdar, Octopus Energy agree to strengthen energy storage in UK
Masdar CEO Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi stated: "Masdar and Octopus Energy share a common commitment to pioneering innovative clean energy solutions that disrupt and transform the energy market, and as we expand our presence in the UK energy sector through our £1bn investment in battery storage, Kraken will provide us with the flexibility we
Octopus and Masdar agreement to support £1bn investment in UK battery
"Masdar and Octopus Energy share a common commitment to pioneering innovative clean energy solutions that disrupt and transform the energy market, and as we expand our presence in the UK energy sector, through our £1 billion investment in battery storage, Kraken will provide us with the flexibility we need to scale our business rapidly
Octopus Energy charges up joint venture storage project
To meet its decarbonisation goals, it set out the need to build 9 GW of new grid-scale energy storage and upped its renewables targets with the aim of having 65% of electricity from green energy by 2030. This latest investment was made by Octopus Energy Development Partnership (OEDP), a fund managed by Octopus Energy Generation that backs
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Octopus Energy, Gresham House Energy Storage Fund sign
Octopus Energy has signed a two-year fixed-price tolling agreement with Gresham House Energy Storage Fund for 500MW of its battery assets, bringing the utility''s virtual power plant (VPP) portfolio to over 1.5GW. (5 June), which covers 568MW/920MWh of its UK battery energy storage system (BESS) assets, half of its long-term target portfolio
Octopus Energy Group and Gresham House sign biggest battery
Octopus Energy Group. Press team. press@octoenergy +44 (0)20 4530 8369. Gresham House. KL Communications: Charles Gorman. Charlotte Francis. Effie Aye-Maung-Hider. gh@kl-communications +44 (0)20 3882 6644. About Octopus Energy. Octopus Energy is a global clean energy tech business, driving the affordable, green energy system of
Octopus Renewables to invest £2 million in solar and battery storage
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) will invest up to £2 million to set up and fund a new solar and battery storage development business. The new company, owned by ORIT, will benefit from development services from BLC Energy, a team of industry veterans with knowledge of the electricity grid and planning.
Octopus Australia wins planning approval for 1GWh
Octopus Group''s first standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Australia has won local approval in Queensland. Renewable energy and energy storage developer Octopus Australia said this week (9 July)