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Where is the UK's largest battery energy storage system?

The UK's largest battery energy storage system has gone live in North Yorkshire. Lakeside Energy Park is a 100MW facility in Drax, near Selby, which can provide power to about 30,000 homes a day across England and Wales.

How much energy storage does the UK have in 2022?

In 2022, the market saw a record 800 MWh of new storage capacity being added. This took the UK’s operational energy storage capacity to 2.4 GW and 2.6 GWh, spread across more than 160 sites. You would think that is plenty, but the market is just getting started.

Is the UK a good market for battery energy storage?

The UK is known to be one of the world’s most active markets for battery energy storage. In 2022, the market saw a record 800 MWh of new storage capacity being added. This took the UK’s operational energy storage capacity to 2.4 GW and 2.6 GWh, spread across more than 160 sites.

Are brownfield industrial sites a good option for battery storage developers?

Brownfield industrial sites are of particular interest for battery storage developers. To begin with, there are few land-use issues, and secondly many of these sites are close to industrial concerns that have heavy energy requirements.

What is Lakeside Energy Park?

Lakeside Energy Park is a 100MW facility in Drax, near Selby, which can provide power to about 30,000 homes a day across England and Wales. Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are used to store energy from renewables, like solar and wind, and then release it when the power is needed most.

How much battery storage capacity is there in the UK?

Fig 1: There is over 440 GWh of battery storage capacity in the UK pipeline including 274 GWh (61%) at the pre-planning stage. Most of the projects are in the early stages: either announced by developers, included in the TEC register, or have screening/scoping applications submitted.