The pipeline of power storage tasks has elevated by 68.6%, equal to 34.5GW, over the previous yr.
That’s in keeping with a current report by RenewableUK, which suggests the overall battery undertaking pipeline now stands at 84.8GW, up from 50.3GW a yr in the past.
England leads with 60% of the general pipeline, totalling 50,763MW, together with the very best capability of absolutely commissioned battery storage tasks at 2,872MW.
The report additionally notes a shift in the direction of bigger tasks, with the common measurement coming into the planning system this yr growing to 80MW.
RenewableUK’s Director of Future Electrical energy Programs Barnaby Wharton stated: “It’s nice to see that our battery storage pipeline has grown by over two-thirds during the last yr, as this demonstrates that there’s an enormous urge for food amongst
traders to enter this quickly rising market.
“This places us effectively on monitor to delivering the 30GW of flexibility which the federal government says we are going to want by 2030 to make sure electrical energy provide at all times meets demand. Getting viable tasks related to the
grid is a precedence, and trade has welcomed progress on reforming the
connections course of.
“Whereas the battery market is booming, we’d like funding in even bigger tasks to retailer power for longer, unlocking additional alternatives for us to scale up this cutting-edge know-how. We’re nonetheless ready for the federal government to substantiate how they may stabilise revenues for lengthy period undertaking.”