What is SSE's first battery energy storage system?

SSE’s first battery energy storage system (BESS) project at Salisbury in Wiltshire, England is now fully operational. The 50MW / 100MWh BESS project, which could power over 80,000 homes* for two hours at times of peak demand, is the first operational battery site in SSE’s portfolio.

What is the long duration energy storage Investment Support Scheme?

Long Duration Electricity Storage investment support scheme will boost investor confidence and unlock billions in funding for vital projects. The UK is a step closer to energy independence as the government launches a new scheme to help build energy storage infrastructure.

What percentage of energy is stored in a battery?

Among those, lithium-ion battery energy storage took up 94.5 percent, followed by compressed air energy storage at 2 percent and flow battery energy storage at 1.6 percent, it said.

Where are SSE Renewables constructing a battery project?

In addition to Salisbury, SSE Renewables is currently constructing a 150MW battery project in Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire, which is due to complete in the first half of next year, and a 320MW battery project in Monk Fryston, North Yorkshire, which will be able to deliver flexible energy at scale once completed in up to two years’ time.

Who are the delegates at the energy storage Conference?

Join us in February for the networking event of the year, bringing together over 2000 delegates from across Europe’s energy storage value chain, spanning investors, developers, IPPs, banks, government and policy-makers, TSOs and DSOs, EPCs, optimisers, manufacturers, data and analytics providers, consultancies, system integrators and more.

How many kilowatts a year is energy storage?

According to the NEA, the total installed capacity of new types of energy storage projects reached 8.7 million kilowatts with an average power storage period of 2.1 hours last year, an increase of over 110 percent from the end of 2021.