Uk battery storage installed capacity

How much battery storage capacity does the UK have?

The UK’s total battery storage project pipeline currently contains a total of 127GW of capacity. Figure 1 demonstrates the amount of capacity at each development stage as a proportion of the total pipeline. 8% of the capacity pipeline in the UK is operational or under construction, with 31% approved and yet to begin construction.

What is the GB battery energy storage capacity in 2021?

Table 1 - Newly installed GB battery energy storage capacity in 2021. In 2021, 192 MW of capacity was installed in GB, bringing the total to 1261 MW as of Q2 2021. Minety and Oxford Superhub both became operational in June 2021 - the two largest BESS in GB. Figure 2 shows the market share across the GB fleet by ownership as of July 2021.

How much energy storage is installed in the UK?

Total installed capacity of utility-scale storage is now approaching 1.7 GW across 127 sites and the figure below shows annual installed energy storage capacity by project size. The UK installed 446 MW of utility-scale energy storage in 2021, close to the previous high seen back in 2018. Image: Solar Media Market Research.

How many battery projects are there in the UK?

The latest figures show a total of 1,362 battery projects, with 106 finished and operational. Two of the biggest are the National Grid Electricity Substation in Chester – with 100MW of installed capacity – and Dollymans Storage in Wickford with 99.98 MW of capacity. It’s thought that these sites can each power around 300,000 homes for four hours.

How much battery storage capacity does the UK have in 2023?

At the end of 2023, the UK had 3.5GW of operational battery storage capacity. Despite still being a relatively small figure, this is expected to ramp up very fast, very soon. There are a lot of battery storage projects in the pipeline. In 2023, there was 80GW of planned project work, representing an increase of 68% from the year before.

How many battery units are there in Great Britain?

According to Modo Energy’s analysis, the operational battery storage capacity in Great Britain is made up of 141 individual battery units located up and down the country. Their July round up suggested that this diversity in locations is revealing trends for battery operation.