Statkraft seals deal to secure power from York solar-battery farm
Norwegian firm agrees deal with council-owned Warrington Renewables to buy power generated by co-located solar and battery facility Statkraft has agreed to directly purchase electricity from a co-located 35MW solar farm and 27MWh battery storage facility in York, after signing a power purchase agreement with Warrington Borough Council's wholly-owned clean energy company. Announced yesterday, the deal will see the Norwegian state-owned energy firm purchase all of the power generated by the hybrid solar-battery project, which is owned and operated by the council via Warrington Renewables Ltd. Statkraft described the utility-scale solar park - which was completed late last year - as one of the UK's most technically-advanced solar projects, as it utilises technology enabling both sides of the solar panel to produce energy in order to maximise output. Nick Heyward, head of UK energy storage and markets at Statkraft UK, said the power purchase agreement (PPA) would help...