Ofgem approves 77 energy storage projects to supercharge UK''s grid

This week, Luca and his team look at IEA''s Global Hydrogen Review, new UK-US agreement to accelerate nuclear deployment, and 77 diverse LDES projects advanced by Ofgem.

Large-scale electricity storage

To quantify the need for large-scale energy storage, an hour-by-hour model of wind and solar supply was compared with an hour-by-hour model of future electricity demand. The models were based on

City of London Local Area Energy Plan

This LAEP presents a potential vision for a net zero local energy system in the City of London, with a route map to getting there, including a set of actions for the City Corporation,...

Response to DESNZ Long duration energy storage

By building 3 smaller projects in parallel, rather than one 50MW project, new technology providers will be able to capture more learnings and thus progress to TRL9 more quickly, accelerating the pathway

Final report for

This study assumes that energy efficiency is prioritised and maximised to the same level across all scenarios for both domestic and non-domestic sectors, to be consistent with existing ambition...

Battery storage capacity in the UK: the state of the pipeline

This post investigates the state of the UK battery storage pipeline, year-to-date figures and an insight into the appetite to develop over time. Battery storage is essential for providing the

Facilitating the deployment of large-scale and long-duration

Electricity storage covers a range of technologies that can deploy at different scales and provide output for different durations. This includes lithium-ion battery storage and pumped hydro...

Energy and emissions projections: 2023 to 2050

The report and annexes contain projections of UK greenhouse gas emissions, energy demand and electricity generation.

London''s Energy Storage Configuration Ratio: Unlocking the Key to

London''s energy mix currently operates at a 1:4 storage-to-generation ratio for renewable systems. But here''s the kicker – the National Grid estimates this needs to reach 1:2.5 by 2027 to handle planned

Long-duration energy storage: House of Lords Committee report and

Long-duration energy storage technologies store excess power for long periods to even out the supply. In March 2024, the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee said