Energy storage

Energy Bill gives CMA powers to review network mergers

SSE signs contract for first grid-scale battery facility

Trend of ‘ever cheaper’ renewables ‘may be at an end’

Flexitricity agrees deal to optimise 155MW of batteries

Wind curtailment costs hit record high in 2021

Locational electricity pricing could save £30bn by 2035

Octopus backs project to import solar power from Morocco

UKPN announces 292MW flexibility tender

The storage question: Operability challenges in a net-zero system

Energy storage pipeline doubles in 12 months

Centrica: Geopolitical woes fuel case for tougher regulation

The vulnerability of the UK's energy security to geopolitical influences means the sector requires a "robust" regulatory framework, such as the one introduced in banking after the financial crisis, Centrica has warned.

Octopus submits plan to slash onshore wind development time

The time it takes to plan and build onshore wind farms could be slashed from nearly a decade to less than a year, Octopus has told the government. The supplier blames the bulk of the delay in commissioning projects on securing planning consents and grid connections.

Volatility brings shift towards longer-duration batteries

Joint ventures provide a winning formula for downstream investment

BEIS awards £6.7m to long-duration energy storage demos