London energy storage configuration ratio

When will long-duration energy storage be debated?

In March 2024 the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee published a report on energy storage: ‘ Long-duration energy storage: Get on with it ’. The report will be debated in the House of Lords on 9 January 2025. 1. What is long-duration energy storage?

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.

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 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

Will long-duration energy storage be needed to decarbonise the grid?

These assumptions affect, but do not eliminate, the need for long-duration energy storage. (Paragraph 34) However, there is a consensus that tens of terawatt-hours of long-duration electricity storage will be needed to decarbonise the grid, but the Government has not committed to an explicit target.

How much long-duration energy storage will be needed?

Estimates of how much long-duration energy storage will be needed differ depending on assumptions about future energy mix, demand, future climate and desired resilience. These assumptions affect, but do not eliminate, the need for long-duration energy storage. (Paragraph 34)