Equinor’s 25MW/50MWh UK BESS commences operations
Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor’s 25MW/50MWh Blandford Road battery energy storage system (BESS) has commenced operations.
UK: Developers welcome LDES cap and floor but caution against ‘gaming’ and lithium-ion exclusion
We hear from UK battery storage developer-operators and long-duration energy storage (LDES) technology firms on the government’s recently-released LDES consultation, which has proposed a cap and floor scheme to kickstart investment.
Germany’s Electricity Storage Strategy ‘puts storage on political agenda for the first time’
The German government published a strategy for electricity storage in December, with a comment period for trade associations closing yesterday (16 January).
European Union countries’ clean energy plans ‘fall short when it comes to energy storage’
The National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) of European Union (EU) Member States are largely falling short in recognising the vital role of energy storage, the Energy Storage Coalition has said.
UK unveils LDES support plan: cap-and-floor, 6-hour-plus duration, and lithium-ion excluded
The UK government has launched its consultation on its proposals for kickstarting investment into long-duration energy storage (LDES), which includes a cap-and-floor mechanism and excluding lithium-ion from being eligible.
UK developer Field on grid and market mechanisms: ‘totally different picture to a year ago’
We hear from Chris Wickins, technical director at UK battery storage developer-operator Field about how grid interconnection and market mechanisms are developing in Europe’s most advanced energy storage market.
European Investment Bank contributes funding toward Mytilineos’ 2.6GW solar, storage pipeline
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed €400 million (US$437 million) to support the solar and battery storage development plans of Greek renewables developer Mytilineos.
Energy-Storage.news Guest Blog picks of 2023
Looking back on some of the best Guest Blogs we published in 2023, covering everything from insurance to optimisation, from project case studies to market analysis.
Biggest projects, financing and offtake deals in the energy storage sector in 2023
A roundup of the biggest projects, financing and offtake deals in the energy storage sector that we have has reported on this year.
UK transmission-connected 100MW BESS online at former coal plant site
A 100MW battery storage project in the UK connected to National Grid’s transmission network has gone online, developed by Pacific Green on the former site of a coal plant.
