Octopus Energy Generation Acquires 252MW Solar And Storage Projects
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Solar Power Portal.
These two introductory paragraphs add more detail.
The generation arm of British energy major Octopus Energy has announced that it has acquired four new solar projects across England as part of a plan to invest £2 billion into renewable energy projects by 2030.
Four new solar farms currently under development have been acquired from renewable energy developer BayWa.re, with a combined generation capacity of 222MW. One of the sites will also play host to a 30MW battery energy storage system (BESS).
On Sunday, there was an Interview with Greg Jackson, who is the boss of Octopus in the Sunday Times, which was entitled Octopus Boss: Split UK Into Price Zones Or Bills Will Keep Rising.
I think we should watch, where Greg splashes his money.
The Anonymous Widower 
splitting into price zones will be a disaster we aren’t US. That said they need to lower prices in N.Scotland which can be done by tweaking charges not ripping up the whole system and creating even more disruption to what works.
Also as ive said before all new solar should come with BESS otherwise it shouldn’t be allowed. We have too much renewables already if its windy and sunny in high summer for demand available so we end up paying them to disconnect otherwise the grid will over. That is plain daft.
Comment by Nicholas Lewis | January 15, 2025 |
As an Electrical and Control Engineer, I totally agree with you about the BESS.
I would be interesting to work out the economics of a distributed BESS.
Suppose you were a farmer and you were advised that the most productive use for a field on the edge of your land was to host an array of solar panels.
But unfortunately the field was surrounded by a road of twenty houses, which you referred to as Nimby Crescent.
Suppose, your solar panels also fed the houses through their own domestic battery?
I would expect intuitively, that a solar array feeding perhaps fifty users could be a very efficient setup.
I can also see turbines like the one on Skegness Pier being used to supply a community energy network.
https://anonw.com/2023/04/04/skegness-pier-with-wind-turbines/
They are mouse-quiet and could be mounted on a detached double garage or small barn.
Comment by AnonW | January 15, 2025 |