Scottish ministers approve 200MW battery storage
ILI Group has a portfolio of over 4.7GW energy storage projects, including 2.5GW of utility-scale battery storage and 2.5GW pumped storage hydro. In July, the group submitted a Section 36 planning application
SSE, one of the UK''s biggest energy suppliers
SSE, one of the UK''s biggest energy suppliers, acquires first grid-scale battery storage project. By Molly Lempriere. August 23, 2021. Europe. Grid Scale. Business. LinkedIn site Solar Power Portal caught up with Kavanagh at the end of 2020 to discuss the growing push for large-scale battery storage development in the UK.
What is Dynamic Containment and what does it mean for battery
Cover Image: Rock Farm, a UK battery asset that has thus far earned some of its revenues through the FFR market. Image: Anesco. ancillary services, britain, colocation, covid-19, data and analytics, demand response, distributed generation, dynamic containment, ffr, frequency response, grid-balancing, market intelligence, national
Quinbrook to build 230MW battery storage project in
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has secured exclusive development rights from renewable energy firm Simec Atlantis Energy to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) in Wales, UK. Named Project
Massive growth potential for battery storage in UK and Ireland
Ireland is following a similar trend to the UK in terms of storage co-located with solar, with 20% of the total planned energy storage capacity in Ireland being allocated for sites co-located with solar. 46.4GWh of co-located storage in UK and Ireland''s combined pipeline
Large-scale storage gains toehold in the UK
The potential for storage to help stabilise the grid has finally been recognised in the UK, where battery projects took all of the 200MW on offer in a recent frequency response tender. David Pickup looks at the evolving role of storage in the future grid and how further policy support can help it flourish.
Europe''s biggest battery project announced by UK subsidiary
Sembcorp Energy UK is a subsidiary of Singapore''s Sembcorp Group, which entered the UK energy market in 2003. Image: Sembcorp. Sembcorp Energy UK is planning on building what it claims will be Europe''s largest battery energy storage system (BESS) at its site at Wilton International on Teesside, in north-east England.
UK legislation to lift barriers on 50MW+ battery storage projects
There is currently more than 13.5GW of battery storage projects in the pipeline, according to Solar Media Market Research''s UK Battery Storage Project Database Report. There is 1.3GW ready to build, 5.7GW with planning permission and a further 6.5GW proposed. This story first appeared on our UK solar site, Solar Power Portal.
VPPs and mobile battery storage: What are the keys to success?
The company acquired UK-based grid and battery storage software specialist Moixa a couple of years back. Moixa''s Gridshare monitoring, forecasting, control and dispatch platform powers solar PV and battery-backed VPP aggregation of around 51,000 batteries across the US, with a major focus on California, about 48,000 in Japan, and a smaller
Massive growth potential for battery storage in UK
Ireland is following a similar trend to the UK in terms of storage co-located with solar, with 20% of the total planned energy storage capacity in Ireland being allocated for sites co-located with solar. 46.4GWh of co-located
Low Carbon selects Trina Storage to supply BESS in UK
UK-based power producer Low Carbon has selected Trina Storage, a division of Trina Solar, to supply BESS technology for four UK sites. The deal will see the delivery of 190MWh of storage capacity to the four
SSE Renewables to build 150MW energy storage
Sungrow will supply the project with its ESS PowerTitan system, which has been tailored for utility-scale energy storage. The system uses liquid-cooled thermal management and artificial intelligence (AI) monitoring of
Batteries to provide reactive power services to UK electric grid
UK battery storage company Zenobe Energy is putting 10MW of battery storage, located at its King Barn facility in Sussex, south England, into the Power Potential Project, run by electric system operator National Grid ESO. Zenobe''s battery storage will provider those services to National Grid ESO via the lines of distribution network
SSE Renewables begins construction of 640MWh BESS in the UK
It is next to a substation operated by the UK transmission system operator (TSO) National Grid. Heather Donald, director of onshore wind, solar, and battery at SSE Renewables, said energy storage projects like Monks Fryston will be vital in reaching the UK''s net zero targets while providing flexibility to the grid.
Tesla revealed as only AAA-Rated supplier in new
A 100MW/400MWh BESS project featuring Tesla Megapack units in California, US. Image: Arevon Asset Management. As the Battery StorageTech Bankability Ratings Report launches, providing insights and risk
Masdar Arlington, RPC progress 112MW of BESS projects
The UK''s battery energy storage systems (BESS) pipeline received a boost this week when Masdar Arlington Energy confirmed it had begun construction of two projects totalling 55MW of capacity. In the same week, Renewable Power Capital (RPC) unveiled it had acquired a 57MW construction-ready BESS project, bringing a combined 112MW uplift to the
Nippon Koei''s 100MW of UK battery storage to enter construction
Two UK battery energy storage systems (BESS) under development by Japanese engineering firm Nippon Koei''s Netherlands-based subsidiary have reached financial close. The two 49.5MW BESS are located in Tollgate and Cuxton, near London, with Nippon Koei Energy Europe B.V (NKEE) leading the planning and development, delivery of the EPC and
UK''s ''first'' non-toxic saltwater battery storage system installed by
The battery is also the first energy storage battery to receive "Cradle to Cradle" certification for environmental sustainability – meaning it meets certain standards for the maximum use of available recycled materials and an optimisation of the amount of the product that can be recycled.
Scottish ministers approve 200MW battery storage project
ILI Group has a portfolio of over 4.7GW energy storage projects, including 2.5GW of utility-scale battery storage and 2.5GW pumped storage hydro. In July, the group submitted a Section 36 planning application for a 1.5GW pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project called Balliemeanoch, with a planned connection date in 2031.
What is Dynamic Containment and what does it mean
Cover Image: Rock Farm, a UK battery asset that has thus far earned some of its revenues through the FFR market. Image: Anesco. ancillary services, britain, colocation, covid-19, data and analytics, demand
UK renewable energy entrepreneur''s new battery storage venture
Battery storage startup Field has secured a pipeline of 160MW of battery storage sites in the UK, and begun construction of its first 20MW site in Oldham, England. The company – originally called Virmati Energy – was launched at the beginning of 2021 by Amit Gudka, co-founder of independent renewable energy retailer Bulb, which has more
Invinity expanding UK flow battery assembly capacity over 500MWh
Invinity was formed through the 2020 merger of two existing flow battery companies, Canada''s Avalon Battery and UK-headquartered redT. It completed an expansion of its Vancouver, The US battery storage market is in a rapid growth phase and becoming increasingly competitive, creating an increasing need for sophisticated technologies and a
Battery storage optimisation: UK firms look beyond merchant
Delegates at the Energy Storage Summit EU 2024 in London. Image: Solar Media. BESS route-to-market (RTM) and optimisation firms in the UK are increasingly looking at a wider variety of contracting mechanisms beyond the revenue-share or ''merchant'' model, developer-operator Eku Energy told Energy-Storage.news.. The move is overdue with the UK
Panasonic trials integrated solar, storage and green hydrogen
Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic will power its UK manufacturing facility in Cardiff through the integrated control of three types of energy sources: pure hydrogen fuel cell generators, photovoltaic generators and storage batteries. 1MWh battery storage and 21 units of 5kW hydrogen fuel cell generators, with a combined capacity
Tesla revealed as only AAA-Rated supplier in new Battery
A 100MW/400MWh BESS project featuring Tesla Megapack units in California, US. Image: Arevon Asset Management. As the Battery StorageTech Bankability Ratings Report launches, providing insights and risk analysis on the leading global battery energy storage systems (BESS) suppliers, PV Tech Research market analyst Charlotte Gisbourne offers an
UK renewable energy entrepreneur''s new battery
Battery storage startup Field has secured a pipeline of 160MW of battery storage sites in the UK, and begun construction of its first 20MW site in Oldham, England. The company – originally called Virmati Energy – was
Nofar Energy forms JV for 700MWh UK battery
Israel''s Nofar Energy is to pursue the development of UK battery energy storage systems (BESS) in a new joint venture (JV) with investment group Interland. The first project in this JV is to connect to the UK''s
BW ESS, Penso Power sign 7-year UK BESS toll with Shell
The seven-year tolling agreement is for the 100MW/330MWh Bramley BESS currently under construction in Hampshire. Image: BW ESS. BW ESS and its partner Penso Power have signed the first long-term tolling agreement for a single battery energy storage system (BESS) asset in Great Britain with Shell Energy Europe.
CATL, Quinbrook to explore 1GWh+ battery storage project in the UK
The deal will see CATL''s technology integrated into the US, UK and Australian markets. Image: CATL. Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) and Quinbrook have signed an agreement that could see the Chinese battery manufacturer''s first 1GWh+ project using its EnerC Plus battery storage technology in the UK.
BW ESS & Penso Power sign long-term UK battery energy storage
Penso Power creates, deploys, owns, and manages large grid-scale battery energy storage projects in the UK, Italy and Australia. Penso Power and BW ESS announced a joint venture agreement in October 2021 that will see BW ESS commit capital to fund the build out of Penso Power''s UK project pipeline totalling more than 3GWh.
UK: Battery storage could help reduce wind curtailment costs by
The UK has the second most offshore wind in the world after China. Image: Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm, credit: Ashley Dace. Battery energy storage system (BESS) technology could reduce the cost of curtailing wind energy production in the UK by up to 80%, after over US$1 billion was spent last year, a developer has said.
TagEnergy energises UK''s largest transmission-connected BESS
The project incorporates Tesla Megapack lithium-ion batteries. Image: TagEnergy. Renewable energy developer TagEnergy has energised what it claims is the UK''s largest transmission-connected battery energy storage system (BESS): the 100MW/200MWh Lakeside project in North Yorkshire.