Battery storage

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Gresham House to create £200m battery investment fund

The company said the lithium-ion batteries will be used soak up surplus generation from intermittent renewables and support their integration into the energy system by providing balancing services to National Grid.

6 years ago

Origami Energy to connect 19MW of battery assets

Origami Energy has announced it will “intelligently” connect 19MW of battery assets to energy markets

6 years ago

Former Tesla VP appointed adviser of Solo Energy

The former vice-president of Tesla EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), Ben Hill, has been appointed commercial and technical adviser of energy storage specialists, Solo Energy.

6 years ago

Battery storage deal promises savings with no up-front cost

Thrive Renewables and Aura Power are launching a joint venture today (14 June) that will

6 years ago

Expert view: Light on the charge brigade

As dawn broke on the first day of the 21st century, the fundamental issue the

6 years ago

Ecotricity tasks virtual power plant with energy development

Ecotricity and Next Kraftwerke have teamed up to create a greener smart grid in a bid to regulate the UK’s energy demand, storage and generation in “real-time.”

6 years ago

Renewables investment in growth mode, says energy entrepreneurs report

More than £227 million was invested in 400 independent renewable energy projects last year, reveals Smartest Energy’s 6th annual report.

6 years ago

Energy storage needs proper regulatory framework

Energy storage can help stabilise rapidly evolving power markets, but only if regulators provide a proper framework, says Jeffrey Casey.

6 years ago

£30 million government boost will accelerate 21 V2G projects

Twenty-one winning energy projects have been chosen to benefit from a £30 million UK government funding boost, as part of its drive to unlock the potential of vehicle-to-grid technology.

6 years ago

Network firms join Nissan to drive ‘world first’ £9.8m V2G trial

Motoring experts, Newcastle University and Northern Powergrid have joined forces to roll-out 1,000 Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) chargers, accelerating the UK in electric vehicles.

6 years ago

Consortium to drive major UK vehicle-to-grid trial for EVs

Challenger, Octopus Energy launches a new consortium developing the first domestic vehicle-to-grid (V2G) in the UK for charging electric vehicles (EV) set to transform grid resilience.

6 years ago

Europe could be 20 years ahead of US on hitting off-grid energy parity

The costs of self-generated energy could be of an equivalent price to an energy provider by 2022 in Europe, revealed findings from Ernst and Young Global Ltd (EY).

6 years ago

BESS secures £28.5m to build 100MW battery portfolio

Battery Energy Storage Solutions (BESS) has secured £28.5 million of funding from Santander to realise

6 years ago

UK’s largest battery storage portfolio unveiled

VLC Energy has completed the installation the UK’s largest utility-scale battery portfolio to date. The

6 years ago

MPs predict 12GW of battery storage by 2021

A group of MPs has predicted the UK could have 12GW of battery storage by

6 years ago

Swindon to host one of UK’s largest battery projects

Public Power Solutions, a company owned by Swindon Borough Council, has submitted a planning application

6 years ago