SSE’s Solar and Battery team has transferred to SSE Renewables as it looks to deliver its near 2GW pipeline of projects in the UK and Ireland, and expand into Europe.
Previously part of SSE’s Enterprise division, the 100-person Solar and Battery team will bring their expertise to the company’s Renewables division with immediate effect.
As part of SSE Renewables, the Solar and Battery division will continue to be led by its director Richard Cave-Bigley.
Director of onshore renewables (Europe) SSE Renewables Finlay McCutcheon said: “We’re delighted to welcome SSE’s Solar and Battery team into SSE Renewables where they will be a natural fit.
As part of SSE Renewables, the Solar and Battery division will continue to be led by Richard Cave-Bigley.
“The people, plans and pipeline Solar and Battery already has in place is impressive and we can collectively scale up our combined ambitions to grow our market share in both technologies.
“I’m extremely excited by the opportunity to both support the team’s delivery at scale and to leverage the critical expertise our SSE colleagues have built up in solar and batteries across our wider Development teams and pipelines.”
He added: “Both solar and battery technology complement our offerings in onshore wind and hydro and bring us greater portfolio diversity. Solar is now a cost-effective low carbon technology with huge potential in its markets both domestically and internationally; and battery storage is a key part of the net zero jigsaw, thanks to its ability to store and discharge energy when most needed by the grid.”