energy storage

Mining company Sibelco’s Cornwood site produces kaolin, mainly for sanitary ware, ceramics, tiles and industrial applications. Image: RheEnergise.

April 29, 2024

RheEnergise to develop first ‘high-density’ pumped hydro storage demonstrator near Plymouth

RheEnergise has agreed to build its first-of-a-kind system demonstrator at Sibelco’s mining operations at Cornwood, near Plymouth.

April 25, 2024

ESB reaches 1GW of energy storage on Irish network

ESB Networks has announced that Ireland’s electricity grid now has 1GW of energy storage available to help its reliability.

April 8, 2024

Field: Battery energy storage could slash curtailment costs by 80% annually

Field has signalled that wind curtailment costs could be slashed by up to 80% annually if sufficient battery energy storage is developed.

RheEnergise: Investing in energy storage

Stephen Crosher, CEO of RheEnergise, discusses the future of energy and the growing importance of energy storage as part of the energy mix.

Cruachan Dam, Scotland, an existing 440MW pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) facility, one of only four in the UK. PHES is the most commercially mature LDES technology, with a duration typically between 4 and 20 hours. Image: Drax Power.

January 10, 2024

Government launches consultation on support mechanism for long-duration energy storage

The UK government has launched its consultation on its proposals for kickstarting investment into long-duration energy storage.

The company will join ESB and dCarbonX on the 'Kestrel Project'. Image: Centrica.

October 31, 2023

Bord Gáis Energy joins project to explore green hydrogen storage in Ireland

Bord Gáis Energy has joined ESB and dCarbonX in the development of a large-scale green hydrogen energy storage project in Cork.

Capenhurst will be the first to provide reactive power via a long term contract with the ESO. Image: Zenobē.

October 18, 2023

Report: ‘evolutionary’ rethink of transmission network charges could unlock faster pathways to net zero

Relatively minor changes in transmission charging and constraint management could enable significant steps towards net zero, according to a new report.

The pumped hydro storage conversion could be completed by 2028. Image: SSE Renewables.

May 23, 2023

Britain’s ‘largest hydro power plant’ to be converted for pumped hydro storage

Under new plans unveiled on Monday (22 May), SSE Renewables will convert what it claims is Britain's "largest conventional hydro power plant" for pumped hydro storage.

National Grid ESO's Electricity National Control Centre. Image: National Grid ESO.

May 16, 2023

ESO says five-point plan will ‘speed up grid connections by up to ten years’

The National Grid ESO says that its five-point plan to speed up electricity grid connections will cut waiting times for 70% of projects due to connect after 2026 by two to ten years.

April 27, 2023

V2G could provide 445GWh of energy storage capacity by 2050

UK research institute The Faraday Institution has detailed in a new report that vehicle to grid technology (V2G) could provide 445GWh of energy storage capacity by 2050.