The UK will have 50GW-plus of energy storage installed by 2050 in a best case scenario attainment of net zero, according to grid operator National Grid’s Future Energy Scenarios report. The report’s broader conclusions around the energy sector were covered in detail by Energy-Storage.news’ sister site Current yesterday. It is published by the National Grid ESO (electricity system operator) each […]
There is growing consensus from European Union policymakers and regulators that energy storage is vital to securing affordable and low carbon energy, but the technologies still face market challenges. As a relatively new and complex technology with a wide variety of different use cases open to it, battery-based energy storage isn’t yet being made the […]
Renewable energy developer ABO Wind has commissioned its first standalone battery energy storage system (BESS), in Kells, Northern Ireland. The Germany-based firm has commissioned the 50MW/25MWh BESS unit which it claimed is one of the fastest storage systems globally, with a response time of less than 150 milliseconds. It is also the largest BESS ABO […]
“In my opinion, the addition of battery energy storage coupled with solar can get renewable penetration to the next level,” said Ioannis Grammatikakis, UK country manager at Power Factors. Also recognised as co-location, the coupling of renewable generation sources, such as wind and solar, with battery energy storage systems (BESS) could be a crucial development […]
Introduction: Batteries are already ubiquitous in everyday life, surrounded as we are by countless electronic devices powered by them. Helped by this mass adoption in consumer electronic devices, batteries are now spreading into other, larger scale applications, key amongst them electric vehicles (EVs) and stationary battery electricity storage systems (BESSs). Content: This report provides a […]