long-duration energy storage

Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners has announced its intention to invest in a proposed 1.8GWh pumped storage hydro plant in Ireland.

Neil Gray MSP, the Scottish Government’s cabinet secretary for energy, has called on the UK Government to provide developers with "certainty" for new pumped storage hydro (PSH) plants.

Kicking off this year’s Current± Predicts series, the Solar Media editorial team proffer their thoughts on what we can expect for the year ahead.

​Centrica has officially reopened the Rough gas storage facility, increasing the UK’s storage capacity by 50%.

​A robust and resilient low-carbon energy system by 2035 is possible, but there are still key areas that need additional investment and expansion.

Asset manager Foresight Group has invested in a co-located 1.6GWh pumped hydro energy storage and wind project in Scotland.

​The cost of curtailing wind generation in 2021 hit a record high, costing Britain £507 million.

Drax has submitted an application for planning consent to expand its pumped hydro Cruachan Power Station in Scotland to 1GW, but stressed the need for proper frameworks to support long duration energy storage in the UK.

​SSE has renewed its call for policy support for long-duration electricity storage (LDES), following the government’s British Energy Security Strategy.