The UK had one of its best months of the year for large-scale BESS projects being completed in August.

Industry executives from owner-operators BW ESS, Eku Energy, Gore Street, Field and NEOM answered questions from the audience on Day One of last month’s Energy Storage Summit EU 2025.

A roundup from a very busy fortnight of UK BESS news, with major project announcements from Field, Cero Generation, Fidra Energy, Sungrow, Green Nation and Low Carbon, as well as ESB and SSE news items from neighbouring Ireland.

The UK has confirmed a new scheme aiming to stimulate investment in the country’s long-duration energy storage (LDES) sector.

A roundup of battery energy storage system (BESS) news from the UK, with Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT) commissioning a system, Field ordering one from Envision and Quinbrook launching construction on another.

Battery energy storage system (BESS) technology could reduce the cost of curtailing wind production in the UK by up to 80%, after over US$1 billion was spent last year, a developer said.

Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer and operator Field has acquired two projects in Scotland from RES.