Illustration of job divisions in the energy storage industry

What makes the energy storage industry so interesting?

The energy storage industry is still fairly young compared to others like wind or solar. This means it’s rapidly growing, changing and innovating (part of what makes working in the industry so interesting).

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.

What makes field a great energy storage company?

The energy storage industry is no exception. At Field, they are the glue that holds us together - whether that’s by bringing new talent into the business, negotiating contracts or ensuring we have a strong balance sheet. They’re absolutely essential to the Field business, enabling us to do the work we do.

What are the different types of energy storage technologies?

“Qualifying technologies include wind turbines, waste heat to power technologies, pressure reduction turbines, internal combustion engines, microturbines, gas turbines, fuel cells, and advanced energy storage sys-tems” (ibid). DynaPeaQ is an energy storage installation for UK Power Networks in Norfolk, England.

How many stand-alone energy storage projects are there in the UK?

There are currently 39 installed stand-alone energy storage projects in the UK, as detailed in the table below. This list only includes projects notified to the REA and was updated August 2016. 3.3. DNO Low carbon network fund projects

What technologies are used in energy storage?

The second included energy storage technologies such as batteries, flywheels and compressed air energy storage systems for load shifting, ramping control, frequency regulation services, distributed applications, and the grid integration of renewable resources such as wind and solar power.