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June 21, 2024

UK ranks sixth in EY’s RECAI, third for BESS market globally

Ernst & Young’s (EY) 63rd edition of the Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) ranks the UK battery energy storage system (BESS) market third globally.

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June 12, 2024

Ørsted deploying one of ‘Europe’s largest’ BESS at UK offshore wind farm

Danish energy company Ørsted has taken final investment decision (FID) on a battery energy storage system (BESS) to be installed at the onshore converter station for Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm.

June 5, 2024

Octopus Energy grows VPP to 1.5GW with Gresham House fund BESS tolling deal

Utility Octopus Energy has grown its virtual power plant (VPP) portfolio to over 1.5GW with the addition of over 500MW of Gresham House Energy Storage Fund's BESS via a two-year fixed-price tolling deal.

May 30, 2024

UK’s largest industrial zone Teesworks plans 1GW BESS

The UK’s largest industrial zone, Teesworks, has partnered with renewables developer NatPower UK to reveal plans for a 1GW battery energy storage system (BESS).

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May 23, 2024

Atlantic Green selects Ameresco and Envision Energy to build 300MW UK BESS

Leading cleantech company Ameresco announced today that it has been chosen by Atlantic Green to build a new 300MW battery energy storage system (BESS) alongside Envision Energy.

May 2, 2024

RenewableUK: Battery projects pipeline increase by 38.5GW in 12-months

A report by RenewableUK has shown that the total pipeline of battery projects has reached 95.6GW, a two-thirds increase on last year.

The project will combine solar, onshore wind and battery storage. Image: Fred. Olsen Renewables.

April 26, 2024

100MW hybrid solar, onshore wind and BESS project set for Scotland

Fred. Olsen Renewables is set to proceed with plans to develop a hybrid onshore wind, solar, and battery energy storage project in Scotland.

April 12, 2024

Modo: Q1 2024 sees lowest installed BESS capacity since 2022, as Tesla dominates market

Market analytics platform Modo Energy has indicated that in Q1 2024, the lowest battery energy storage capacity was installed since 2022.

March 1, 2024

Net Zero by Current±: The role of energy storage in net zero

In this episode, Net Zero by Current± is joined by Andy Colthorpe, editor of Energy-Storage.news to discuss the role of energy storage in net zero.

February 21, 2024

T-1 2024/25 Capacity Market Auction clears at £35/kW/year, 40% lower than previous round

The T-1 Capacity Market Auction for delivery year 2024/25 concluded yesterday (20 February) clearing at £35.79/kW/year - 40% less than the £60/kW/year cleared in the 2023/24 auction.