Pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) is one of the strongest candidates for long duration energy storage. As the UK’s energy demand increases, it is becoming paramount to have sufficient levels of renewable energy storage available to cater for this.
Industry should make “concrete proposals” for electricity market reforms, or risk policy and regulation continuing to fall short in valuing the role of energy storage.
Renewable energy developer Alight is adding a 2MW/2MWh battery system to a 12MW solar park in Sweden, creating the largest solar-plus-storage project in the country.