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The UK is aiming for around 27GW of battery storage by 2030. But it's not a simple picture. The grid needs to be expanded to distribute power from renewables m
by TheOtherHobbes 1y ago
The UK is aiming for around 27GW of battery storage by 2030.
But it's not a simple picture. The grid needs to be expanded to distribute power from renewables more efficiently, batteries aren't the only storage option, and the concept is still too centralised.
A combination of distributed rooftop solar with domestic batteries, maybe local storage in substations, strategic national storage, and a mix of sources would be a more effective strategy than trying to park huge batteries around the country in the hope they'll be big enough.
The UK still has a post-war mindset around energy which doesn't make sense in the 21st century.
- chickenbig 1y ago> The UK is aiming for around 27GW of battery storage by 2030. How many GWh? Citation please.
- lostlogin 1y agoI’m not OP but: https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-how-the-uk-plans-to-reach-clean-power-by- https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-how-the-uk-plans-to-rea... It’s either 27 or 27GW they are installing sorry.