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Co-location, co-location, co-location

Charles Lesser, who leads UK operations at Apricum, and Apricum Project Manager Alexandra Popova explain why the renewables consultancy is predicting a big rise in solar-plus-storage projects in Great Britain.

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pv magazine

11 Oct 2023

This 34 MW solar project, co-located with a 30 MWh battery, was connected to the UK grid in 2019. It is one of eight completed solar-plus-storage installations in the country. | Image: Warrington Borough Council

The long-standing misconception, in the United Kingdom, that co-located energy storage doesn’t work is rapidly crumbling. Over the last two years, nearly half of all permitted solar developments in the United Kingdom had co-located storage systems, marking a significant shift in the renewable energy landscape. In time, the co-location of storage may become the default …

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