Aura Power merges with Verdant Energy to create UK solar and battery storage venture

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Newly-merged company boasts around 1GW of operating and under construction solar and battery storage assets across the UK

Verdant Energy and Aura Power Developments have merged to create a new UK-based solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) platform and independent power producer (IPP), the two firms announced last...

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