Subscribe To Premium
Premium Homepage

natiional grid

The ESO’s ultimate aim is for the Open Balancing Platform to replace the existing Balancing Mechanism and the Ancillary Services Dispatch Platform by 2027. Image: Jason Alden (National Grid).

Proposal for 2GW of EV chargers and batteries to connect to UK’s transmission network

May 22, 2018
A proposed network of high speed electric vehicle chargers and large-scale batteries connected directly to the UK’s transmission network has been unveiled to offer a new business model to the country’s energy storage market.

Email Newsletter

Most Popular

Flatiron Energy upsizes credit facility to US$250 million for BESS portfolio

Tesla reports record energy storage deployments and profit ahead of vote on Musk’s monster pay proposal

Hecate cancels 650MW Staten Island, New York BESS project

UAE: Masdar begins work on ‘world-largest’ solar-plus-storage project with 19GWh BESS

Zinc battery storage startup Eos to invest US$353 million in manufacturing and HQ move to Pennsylvania

Genera PR begins construction on 52MW BESS in Puerto Rico

Upcoming Events

Battery Asset Management Summit 2025

November 11
 - November 12
, 2025
San Diego, USA

Powering Certainty: Bankable Energy Storage, with Elementa 2 Pro from Trina Storage

November 12
 - November 12
, 2025
10am PST / 1pm EST

Energy Storage Awards 2025

November 20
 - November 20
, 2025
London, UK

Battery Asset Management Europe 2025

December 2
 - December 3
, 2025
NH Collection Vittorio Veneto, Rome, Italy

Solar Finance & Investment Europe 2025

February 3
 - February 4
, 2026
London, UK

Energy Storage Summit 2026

February 24
 - February 25
, 2026
InterContinental London - The O2, London, UK