battery storage

New data from market analysts Cornwall Insight has revealed that battery energy storage system (BESS) revenues have soared, partly owing to new grid stabilising services.

Battery energy storage system (BESS) growth in the UK is crucial to supporting the rollout of renewable energy across the nation while overcoming challenging energy market dynamics.

Octopus Energy has partnered with housebuilder gs8, which focuses on sustainable building, to develop a ‘Zero Bills’ housing development in Thornwood, Epping.

A report by trade association Renewable UK has made a case for reforming the planning system and financial support mechanisms to encourage more battery projects to co-locate with offshore wind.

On 30 January, the IFA2 interconnector between Great Britain and France tripped, causing frequency to drop as low as 49.62Hz.

In this contributed blog, Brian Kane, chief project office at Powin, discusses the importance of battery energy storage systems for the NESO's 2030 clean power plan.

The pathways to clean power set out by the National Energy System Operator (NESO) all follow a route along the far reaches of feasibility, necessitating significant changes in approach from industry, regulators, government and NESO.

Clean power provider Good Energy will pay its customers to automate flexible heat pump and home battery use using its new platform, FlexiRewards.

Cornwall Insight has projected that Ireland’s battery storage capacity will reach 13.5GWh by 2030, up from 2.7GWh in 2025.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has successfully trialled a new system to assess the potential of localised battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the event of a power cut.