UK energy storage slows down as Ireland pipeline gains traction
The UK saw a slowdown in both BESS installations and submitted applications in 2024, while applications in Ireland grew by capacity, writes PV Tech Research analyst Charlotte Gisbourne.
‘Rolling the dice’: UK BESS developers brace themselves for grid connections reform
The UK is in the middle of a massive overhaul of its queue system for connecting projects to the grid, and BESS is one of the most oversubscribed technologies, leading to a “nervousness” for a lot of projects, law firm Freeths said.
UK BESS market volatility, national politics and falling capex at play as Harmony portfolio sale goes to second round
UK BESS fund Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT) has progressed the sale of its portfolio to the second round, a process which a source told us raises questions around listed funds’ role in the BESS industry.
‘Huge challenge but also an opportunity to fix it’: Infyos on battery industry’s supply chain ESG problems
Supply chain risk platform Infyos discusses its research into forced and child labour in the battery supply chain, suppliers risk of exposure to it and what business risks that could entail for those in the ESS industry – particularly around the EU Batteries Regulation.
‘Grid fee reforms step in right direction, but not enough’: Dutch developer on 2GWh permitted BESS
Developer LC energy has won an irrevocable permit for a 500MW/2,000MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Netherlands, one of the largest in the country to do so.
Battery price falls threaten second life model as Fenecon opens assembly plant in Germany
A second life energy storage assembly plant has opened in Germany, amidst a rapid fall in battery prices which could threaten the economics of repurposing EV batteries into stationary units.
Energy storage and energy density: an EPC’s view
Energy density is becoming a key tool in optimising the economics of battery energy storage projects as suitable sites become harder to find. Ben Echeverria and Josh Tucker from engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm Burns & McDonnell explore some of the considerations of designing projects on constrained land.
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.
Freyr CEO on minimising European gigafactory investment: ‘IRA has shifted the market’
We caught up with Birger Steen, CEO of lithium-ion gigafactory company Freyr Battery, about its recent decision to minimise European investments in light of the Inflation Reduction Act, discussing a potential policy response and its approach to ESS and using conventional technologies.
800MWh of utility-scale energy storage capacity added in the UK during 2022
Solar Media Market Research analyst Mollie McCorkindale offers insight into the market’s progress in 2022, another record-breaking year.
