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Sonder & Metric: Building the UK’s largest BESS project- Thorpe Marsh: Chris Elder, CEO of Fidra Energy
In this episode of Real Assets, Real Leaders, we’re joined by Chris Elder, CEO of Fidra Energy, to explore how Thorpe Marsh , the UK’s largest battery storage project is setting a new benchmark for clean power infrastructure. Fresh from financial close on one of the largest battery storage projects, Chris shares the story behind…
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Fidra Energy reaches financial close on the UK’s largest battery energy storage project, backed by EIG and the National Wealth Fund
Funding secured for the UK’s largest battery storage facility at Thorpe Marsh in South Yorkshire ~£1billion of capital secured from EIG and the National Wealth Fund, alongside a club of international lenders Thorpe Marsh is expected to be capable of exporting over 2 million MWh a year, supplying over 785,000 homes Edinburgh, UK, Leeds, UK…
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Fidra Energy Secures 15-year Awards in Capacity Market Auction
Fidra Energy Secures 15-year Awards in Capacity Market Auction The developer of two of the largest battery storage projects in Europe has secured ~22% of the total derated new build BESS capacity awarded contracts in this year’s T-4 Capacity Market Auction for 2028/29 12th March, Edinburgh, UK: Fidra Energy, a European battery energy storage system…
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UK’s largest battery storage project secures planning consent
Edinburgh, UK: Fidra Energy, a European battery energy storage system (BESS) platform headquartered in Edinburgh, UK, has secured planning consent to build and operate its flagship battery storage site at Thorpe Marsh, Yorkshire. The 1,400MW (3,100MWh) project will be the largest battery storage project in the UK, and one of the largest in Europe. The…
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Fidra Energy and Sungrow sign partnership agreement
EIG’s Fidra Energy and Sungrow enter into strategic partnership on 4.4GWh BESS projects The partnership agreement will see energy storage system provider Sungrow supply BESS specialist Fidra Energy with its innovative technology for the UK market. Fidra Energy and Sungrow today announced the signing of a strategic 4.4GWh energy storage partnership agreement to support Fidra’s…
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Fidra Energy nominated at the Energy Storage Awards
Fidra Energy are finalists at the Energy Storage Awards 2024! The team have been nominated for ‘Grid-Scale Standalone Energy Storage Project of the Year’. This nomination is a result of the Fidra Energy team’s hard work and dedication on our West Burton C project. West Burton C is a 500MW (1GWh) battery storage project located…
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