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What is the future of energy storage in the UK?

The UK’s energy storage market continues to experience strong growth. In 2024, operational capacity of energy storage resources was 4.6 GW/5.9 GWh, which was projected to increase to 7.4 GW/11.6 GWh by the end of 2024. Moreover, the future looks promising, with total planned capacity for energy storage projects of 85 GW/175 GWh.

Which energy storage companies are in the UK's pipeline?

In the current pipeline of projects, UK company Alcemi has emerged as the market leader with 3.3 GW of capacity in the pipeline. Last year, the company partnered with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to build around 4 GW of energy storage projects in the UK.

How can energy storage help the UK's energy supply?

Energy storage technologies offer huge potential for the UK’s energy supply. The industry can deliver significant benefits for both system stability and security of supply as well as helping decarbonise UK energy supplies.

How many energy storage projects are being built in the UK?

Last year, the company partnered with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to build around 4 GW of energy storage projects in the UK. Around 2 GW of its BESS projects are currently at the application stage, and another 1.3 GW are under the pre-application/concept stage.

Which energy storage projects have been sold to Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners?

In May last year, it sold two battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in southern England to Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners: Sundon BESS, a 49.5MW project north of London that will connect with National Grid’s Energy Park initiative; and Warley BESS, a 57MW project in Essex. Both sites have grid connection dates in 2024.

What is the UK energy storage group?

The REA launched the UK Energy Storage group to help the industry reach its potential and this has now grown to over 100 member companies active across a range of technologies and scales. Storage technologies can be deployed at different scales on a distributed and/or centralised basis.