Saft has completed large-scale fire tests on its I-Flex battery energy storage system (BESS) under the latest ANSI/CAN/UL 9540A:2026 fire test standard, with the company reporting that fire remained confined to the initiating container under the test conditions. The TotalEnergies…
Envision Energy has signed an agreement to supply a 660 MWh battery energy storage system for the Naos-1 hybrid solar-plus-storage project near Viljoenskroon in South Africa’s Free State province, the company said in a statement. The project, developed by SOLA…
Plans to speed up delivery of windfarms, solar parks and tidal power schemes have been set out as part of a new deal between the renewable energy industry and the Welsh government. It follows warnings from the sector that Wales…
Work on an 80m wind turbine to power homes in a town which is off the gas network could begin next summer. With fuel prices continuing to rise, Dave Green, director of Shropshire and Telford Community Energy, said it was…
The first turbine installed at a wind farm being built off the region’s coast has set a UK record for the length of its blades, according to a power company. ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) says the blades measure 115m (377ft), 7m…
A prominent wind turbine is to be replaced with a new one twice its size, planning officers have decided. The existing 40m (131ft) tall turbine at Rogers Hill Farm in Dorset has been on a hilltop site close to the…
Plans for a 125m (410ft) wind turbine at a port in Hull have been approved. The proposals, put forward by Associated British Ports (ABP), were approved by Hull City Council’s planning committee at a meeting on Wednesday. Councillors heard the…
Jobs could be cut at a wind turbine parts factory, with bosses saying they are considering a restructure in the face of “ongoing financial pressures”. SeAH Wind Ltd constructs wind turbine monopiles – structures that support offshore wind turbines –…
Villagers in Cornwall are concerned about proposals for seven 100m (330ft) tall wind turbines which they say will destroy local rural tranquillity. Critics in Helland said, if built, the structures at Helland Barton Farm would be visible from north to…
Calls have been made for more scrutiny of a proposal for onshore wind turbines in the south of the Isle of Man before the plans are formally submitted for approval. Chairman of Arbory and Rushen Commissioners Kirri Jenkins said a…