While short-duration BESS has flourished in Ireland, a ‘policy vacuum’ threatens the long-duration energy storage (LDES) rollout required for its renewables goals, research firm Cornwall Insights said.
Cumberland Council in England, UK, has granted planning permission for a 200MW/400MWh BESS project from developers Recurrent Energy and Windel Energy which, unless a new grid connection date is agreed, won’t start construction until 2029.
Utility Octopus Energy will pay Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID) a fixed fee to use half of its UK BESS portfolio, at a price which it said is ‘above the current merchant revenue stack’.
Invinity Energy Systems, a technology company that develops vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFB), plans to expand its manufacturing footprint in Scotland, UK.
The government of Poland has proposed a de-rating factor for battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the next capacity market auction of 57%, which one developer warned would be a ‘lethal blow’ for 2- and 4-hour projects.
Business model innovation and considering how to integrate projects into the wider energy systems will be key for long-duration energy storage (LDES) companies, partners at VC firm RA Capital told Energy-Storage.news.
Market-ready artificial intelligence (AI) is a key feature of battery management to deliver sustainable revenues for a more competitive renewables market, writes Dr Adrien Bizeray of Brill Power.
Some long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies are already cost-competitive with lithium-ion (Li-ion) but will struggle to match the incumbent’s cost reduction potential.
The US will provide US$85 million in foreign aid to the Republic of Moldova for battery energy storage system (BESS) projects as well as high voltage transmission line upgrades, secretary of state Anthony Blinken said last week (29 May).
