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> A few local small-scale demonstration projects don't tell us much about the difficulties of scaling up by orders of magnitude. The UK is forging ahead with l
by kieranmaine 1y ago
> A few local small-scale demonstration projects don't tell us much about the difficulties of scaling up by orders of magnitude.
The UK is forging ahead with large scale battery storage projects. I have not done the math, but I assume there is a sound economic case in order for these projects to receive this level of investment.
Edit: Here's some more data on revenue for battery storage in the UK [3]
[1] https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/battery-storage/statera-uk-biggest-battery-storage-project-300mw-essex https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/battery-storage/statera-u...
[2] https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/battery-storage/fidra-energy-reaches-financial-close-on-uk-s-largest-bess https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/battery-storage/fidra-ene...
[3] https://modoenergy.com/research/gb-research-roundup-january-2025-battery-energy-storage-great-britain-revenues-markets-wholesale-capacity-market-balancing-mechanism https://modoenergy.com/research/gb-research-roundup-january-...