Letter: Why UK must embrace battery energy storage
Projects like these can transform the energy landscape by producing 24/7 renewable power supply at utility scale. Yet in the UK, it is a different story. Deployment has
Projects like these can transform the energy landscape by producing 24/7 renewable power supply at utility scale. Yet in the UK, it is a different story. Deployment has been sluggish. Since 2021, when Masdar decided to invest £1bn in 3GWh of battery storage projects nationwide, progress has been stifled by systemic constraints.
With over 9GWh of operational grid-scale battery storage capacity in the UK, it's worth identifying its regionality and how this is changing.
Lead author Research Fellow Claudia Brown (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) added: “Developing battery storage at scale across Europe is essential if we are to decarbonise the electricity system at pace.
The giant batteries, which are called Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), are an emerging part of the global energy market. The largest of these batteries can store enough energy to power thousands of homes for several hours.
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