Storage

A new report by energy service provider Joulen, formerly the Electric Storage Company, suggests 0.1% of UK businesses could provide the equivalent power of both Hinkley Point C and 130 grid-scale battery sites by installing battery energy storage.

Renewable energy developer RES has been denied planning approval for its proposed Stoneworthy Energy Storage project in Devon.

A coalition of battery energy storage developers says constraint skips are “holding back investment and driving up consumer bills”.

YLEM Energy offshoot Root-Power, which launched earlier this year, has received planning permission for a 12MW/24MWh battery energy storage site in Caterham, Surrey.

Energy storage specialist Apatura has gained planning approval for a 700MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Inverclyde, Scotland.

Varco Energy, a UK-based battery asset owner with a pipeline of three long-duration storage projects (LDES), has agreed an asset management software deal with Arenko.

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.

Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT) has today (12 September) announced that it has energised two major UK battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Analysis from Modo Energy has revealed that renewable energy projects awarded contracts under the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 6 (AR6) could facilitate 1.4GW of co-located battery energy storage systems (BESS).