Octopus earmarks up to £2m for early-stage PV and battery storage business

Stuart Stone
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Octopus to invest up to £2m in new business to create 'large pipeline' of ground-mounted solar PV and battery storage projects

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has assigned up to £2m to create a new business focused on developing UK-based ground-mounted solar PV and co-located battery storage projects. The new...

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