Offgrid Energy Labs and Keele University plan to test a unique zinc-bromine battery produced in the UK.
A five-year agreement will initially bring around 3.5MW of behind-the-meter battery capacity into Enel X’s virtual power plant.
Invinity is reconsidering its UK investment plans after only one of the projects using its technology entered Ofgem’s provisional Window 1 portfolio.
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The Government is backing electrochemical and hydrogen storage technologies designed to supply energy over periods of at least 100 hours.
A proposed BESS moratorium outside AI Growth Zones risks treating grid-scale storage as an adjunct to data centres, not critical infrastructure.
Aura Power and Verdant Energy have merged to form a UK solar and battery IPP with 1GW operating or under construction and a 10GW pipeline.
Econergy has secured £42.7m from Santander to build its 80MW/240MWh Immingham battery, backed by two 10-year revenue floor deals with EDF.
Osprey Charging has deployed a battery energy storage system at one of its charging sites for the first time.
The global battery boom is gathering pace, but the UK challenge is turning a congested project queue into reliable grid capacity.
Allianz has expanded its BESS underwriting as projects face closer scrutiny around fire risk, commissioning evidence and operational responsibility.
