National Grid is set to accelerate the connection of up to 10GW of battery energy storage projects in England and Wales.

A recent report by UK Electricity Networks Commissioner Nick Winser laid out how to halve the time needed to build up the grid infrastructure for net zero.

Invinity Energy Systems will deploy a partially grant-funded 7MW/30MWh vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) system in the UK as the company scales up its project sizes.

A battery storage system in the UK has begun delivery of reactive power services, claimed as a world first contract of its kind.

National Grid Renewables has signed a 140MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with chocolate makers The Hershey Company.

The world’s largest combined lithium-vanadium battery energy storage system (BESS), the Energy Superhub Oxford (ESO), will soon start fully trading in the UK’s electricity market, showcasing the potential of hybrid assets.

Canada-headquartered renewable energy project developer-owner Amp Energy is to build what it is claiming are Europe’s two largest grid-connected battery storage facilities, each of 400MW / 800MWh.

Prequalification results for the UK’s T-4 and T-1 Capacity Market auctions have been released, with battery storage rising significantly in both.

Pivot Power’s 50MW/50MWh lithium-ion battery storage site in Oxford is the first tertiary connection in the UK to export to the grid.