Trina Solar''s energy storage division brings online 50MW BESS project in UK
Trina Storage commissioned and tested the 50MW/56.2MWh battery system. Image: Trina Storage. Trina Storage has completed the supply of its first UK battery energy storage system (BESS), the 50MW/56.2MWh fully integrated grid-scale battery energy storage system owned by SMS plc, a smart metering services company which has diversified into the
Energy storage''s continuing massive growth potential
The total planned capacity for energy storage projects in the UK is 85GW/175 GWh, with 20% of this coming from storage capacity co-located with solar sites. Looking at the graph above, the energy storage market saw initial
Large-scale electricity storage
This policy briefing explores the need for energy storage to underpin renewable energy generation in Great Britain. It assesses various energy storage technologies. Why is electricity storage needed? Meeting the UK''s commitment to reach net zero by 2050 will require a large increase in electricity generation as fossil fuels are phased out
Highview Power secures £300m for UK LAES energy storage
Highview Power has secured a £300m ($383m) investment for its first commercial-scale liquid air energy storage (LAES) plant in the UK. The funding, led by the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) and Centrica, will support the construction of one of the world''s largest long-duration energy storage facilities in Carrington, Manchester.
Habitat Energy, Centrica sign 189MW of UK battery storage
At the beginning of this month, sister site Current± reported that another optimiser, Arenko, had been awarded contracts to optimise 455MW of battery storage for UK investor-developer Gresham House Energy Storage Fund, expanding an existing multi-year relationship between the pair. These stories originally appeared as separate items on Current±.
An analysis of the UK consultation on LDES
Energy storage executives from global assurance and risk management provider DNV analyse the UK government''s proposal to kickstart investment into long-duration energy storage (LDES). The case for LDES is
UK regulator Ofgem elects to classify energy storage
A decision by UK gas and electricity markets regulator Ofgem''s to classify energy storage as a subset of generation must be a "stopgap measure" until parliamentary time is found. This is according to the Renewable Energy
UK Energy Storage The UK''S Largest Underground Salt Cavern
Our Mission: Deliver our first UK hydrogen storage site by 2030, supporting the transition to net zero by 2050. UKEn has been diligently working on a £1 billion underground hydrogen storage project in South Dorset for the past four years. This will be the UK''s largest, with an envisioned maximum annual capacity of 10 TWh, meeting up to 17% of the UK''s forecast
Sungrow signs contract for 330MWh energy storage
Sungrow has announced the signing of a landmark project agreement with Penso Power and BW ESS under which it will deliver a BESS for a 100MW/330MWh energy storage project in Bramley, Hampshire. Among the
UK Battery Strategy and its impact on the BESS industry
The UK should not lose out on an opportunity to become a leader in utility-scale BESS (pictured), argues Nick Bradford of Atlantic Green. The UK Battery Strategy is intended as a roadmap to establishing a competitive value chain. As such, it has been welcomed, but falls short in recognising the potential for the battery energy storage system (BESS) sector to make
SSE Renewables kicks off largest UK BESS under-construction
The renewable energy IPP arm of UK utility SSE is to start building a 320MW/640MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), which could be the largest under-construction in the country. The company has taken a final investment decision (FiD) on the Monk Fryston project in Yorkshire, north England, and will now proceed with construction, it said
Sungrow signs contract for 330MWh energy storage project in UK
Sungrow has announced the signing of a landmark project agreement with Penso Power and BW ESS under which it will deliver a BESS for a 100MW/330MWh energy storage project in Bramley, Hampshire. Among the highlights of the agreement is the debut of Sungrow''s innovative PowerTitan 2.0 liquid cooled ESS, which will be deployed for the first []
Construction starts on first large-scale solar plant in Laos
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has said that a delay in new renewable energy and energy storage capacity coming online on the National Electricity Market (NEM) in 2023-24 means the grid
UK regulator Ofgem elects to classify energy storage as subset of
A decision by UK gas and electricity markets regulator Ofgem''s to classify energy storage as a subset of generation must be a "stopgap measure" until parliamentary time is found. This is according to the Renewable Energy Association (REA), suggesting that defining storage as its own asset class in primary legislation – a solution
UK investment scheme to boost energy storage infrastructure
Other technologies, such as liquid air energy storage, compressed air energy storage and flow batteries, could also benefit from the scheme. Studies suggest that deploying 20GW of LDES could save the electricity system £24bn between 2025 and 2050, potentially reducing household energy bills as reliance on costly natural gas decreases.
Approved 50MW UK battery site will show
A new 50MW battery storage site in the UK will be another example of how batteries are benefiting the grid and offering returns for investors, the company behind the project has said. the facility, in Essex, England, approved by a local authority. Adjacent to a 132kV substation, the project''s battery energy storage system (BESS) will
An analysis of the UK consultation on LDES
Having joined DNV in 2010, he is currently a Principal Consultant and team lead in DNV''s UK&I storage consultancy. Energy-Storage.news'' publisher Solar Media will host the 9th annual Energy Storage Summit EU in London, 20-21 February 2024. This year it is moving to a larger venue, bringing together Europe''s leading investors, policymakers
Global news, analysis and opinion on energy storage innovation
A flurry of grid-scale energy storage news from Europe, with large-scale projects progressed in Kosovo, Switzerland and Croatia involving Millenium Challenge Corporation, Intilion and NGEN respectively. London, UK. Energy Storage Summit 2025. February 17 - February 19, 2025. London, UK. Green Hydrogen Summit West Coast 2025. February 26
UK Energy Storage The UK''S Largest Underground
Our Mission: Deliver our first UK hydrogen storage site by 2030, supporting the transition to net zero by 2050. UKEn has been diligently working on a £1 billion underground hydrogen storage project in South Dorset for the
UK government publishes Battery Strategy
The UK government has published its ''Battery Strategy'', setting out measures to facilitate the growth of a domestic battery industry to support the EV and energy storage system (ESS) sectors. The release yesterday (26 November) comes at a time when the EU and the US press ahead with plans to support their own battery industries.
Oxford-led project awarded £2 million to revolutionise
1 天前· The Ayrton Challenge Programme, funded through the UK Government''s Ayrton Fund, supports pioneering research aimed at addressing urgent global climate and energy challenges. SMART-HS is one of 13 projects funded under
UK government awards funding to longer-duration energy storage
Anglo-American flow battery provider Invinity Energy Systems was awarded funding for a 40MWh project. Image: Invinity Energy Systems. The first awards of funding designed to "turbocharge" UK projects developing long-duration energy storage technologies have been made by the country''s government, with £6.7 million (US$9.11 million) pledged.
Overcoming uncertainty: UK energy storage market trends
The fourth annual UK Energy Storage Summit gathered industry professionals in the heart of London last week. The two-day event saw a wide range of topics discussed, debated, and disagreed upon, from regulatory issues to the Capacity Market to the rising demand for flexibility. In a Q&A with Energy-Storage.news, Solar Media Market Research
SSE Renewables begins construction of 640MWh BESS in the UK
UK utility SSE''s renewable energy arm has started constructing a 320MW/640MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in North Yorkshire, northern England. When completed, it will be one of the UK''s largest.
Louise Slater''s Project Awarded £2 Million
1 天前· A new initiative, led by Professor Louise Slater, an expert in Hydroclimatology at the School of Geography and the Environment and a Hertford Fellow, seeks to revolutionize the
UK battery storage developer Field on grid and market mechanisms
Wickins adds that he wouldn''t see a contract for difference (CfD), or other cap-and-floor, or feed-in tariff as appropriate market mechanisms for energy storage. Energy-Storage.news'' publisher Solar Media will host the 9th annual Energy Storage Summit EU in London, 20-21 February 2024. This year it is moving to a larger venue, bringing
Battery storage optimisation: UK firms look beyond merchant model
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
Ameresco,Envision to deploy 624MWh UK BESS for Atlantic Green
Developer-operator Atlantic Green has enlisted system integrator Ameresco and clean energy manufacturer Envision Energy for a 300MW/624MWh BESS project in the UK. The Cellarhead battery energy storage system (BESS) project will be connected to National Grid''s Cellarhead substation in the West Midlands and have a maximum energy capacity of 624MWh.
BESS wins 665MW of contracts in UK Capacity Market auction
Georgina Morris, head of capacity market policy – low carbon technologies for the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), confirmed that the T-1 auction 2024/25 has cleared at £35.79/kW/year (40% less than the £60/kW/year cleared in the 2023/24 auction) on the second day of Solar Media''s Energy Storage Summit 2024.
Oxford-led project awarded £2 million to
2 天之前· A new project led by Louise Slater, Professor of Hydroclimatology at the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, aims to transform the optimisation of hydropower systems in Vietnam, Laos, and
Large-scale storage gains toehold in the UK
Energy storage is big news and, thanks in part to some high-profile companies such as Tesla, has got people in many different industries very excited. And rightly so; as the costs have fallen, for lithium-ion in particular, large-scale storage systems are becoming viable across the world and have the ability to revolutionise power networks
Eku Energy commissions first UK BESS
Energy storage specialist Eku Energy has announced the successful commissioning of its Maldon battery energy storage system (BESS), its first UK project to reach commercial operation. Located in Essex, just outside London, the Maldon BESS project boasts a 40MW/40MWh capacity.
BESS wins 665MW of contracts in UK Capacity
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) were awarded 655.16MW in the UK''s T-1 Capacity Market Auction for delivery year 2024/25, which cleared yesterday (20 February) after eight rounds at £35.79
UK: Varco Energy enlists Fluence, GE Vernova for BESS projects
Developer Varco Energy has enlisted Fluence and GE Vernova to supply battery energy storage systems (BESS) for two separate UK projects. Varco Energy, a vehicle of Adaptogen Capital, announced last week that it had partnered with GE Vernova to deliver a transmission-connected 57MW/138MWh BESS south of Liverpool.
UK''s largest battery energy storage site goes live
The UK''s largest battery energy storage system has gone live in North Yorkshire. Lakeside Energy Park is a 100MW facility in Drax, near Selby, which can provide power to about 30,000 homes a day
Oxford-led project receives £2 million to enhance hydropower in
14 小时之前· An Oxford-led initiative has been awarded over £2 million by UK Research and Innovation''s (UKRI) Ayrton Challenge Programme to improve hydropower systems in Vietnam,