Habitat Energy, Centrica sign 189MW of UK battery storage optimisation deals
Optimisation deals have been announced for battery storage systems in the UK for Habitat Energy and Centrica with developers Eelpower and Arlington Energy respectively.
Centrica-optimised Estor-Lux BESS in Belgium participating in frequency regulation market since December
The EStor-Lux battery site in south Belgium fully launched commercial activity in December and has successfully participated in grid frequency auctions.
UK government awards funding to longer-duration energy storage tech projects
The first awards of funding designed to “turbocharge” UK projects developing long-duration energy storage technologies have been made by the country’s government, with £6.7 million (US$9.11 million) pledged.
Energy storage an increasingly accepted asset class, but European market regulation a hurdle
Investors are becoming increasingly comfortable with energy storage as an asset class but numerous regulatory and market design hurdles remain across European markets.
Diverse energy storage market segments, tech and applications will drive growth to accelerate decarbonisation
Standalone storage, demand from commercial and industrial (C&I) customers and new types of grid services will increasingly help drive growth in energy storage in the coming years, but the future mix between battery-based and alternative storage types is still unclear.
PODCAST: Ukraine and energy security, Lightsource BP’s 25GW solar target and Energy Storage Summit 2022
Liam Stoker and Andy Colthorpe return for the February 2022 episode of the Solar Media Podcast.
UK’s Zenobē Energy gets US$285 million financing, starts 300MW BESS project in Scotland
Zenobē Energy has started construction of a 300MW/600MWh battery energy storage project in Blackhillock, Scotland.
World needs ‘collaborative competition to capture US$4 trillion long-duration opportunity’
Long-duration energy storage was firmly on the agenda and among the talking points of attendees at Energy Storage Summit EU in London.
Commercial and industrial energy storage: Fresh moves in a slow-moving market segment
A flurry of activity observed in C&I energy storage, hinting that industry players spy potential in underperforming market segment.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners in fresh 2GW UK solar PV and BESS development partnership
CIP and Amberside Energy have partnered to develop a 2GW portfolio of solar and battery storage projects across the UK.
