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How big is the battery storage market in the UK?

The UK’s battery storage market is set for exponential growth in the coming years, rising from the ground up to reach 24 gigawatts (GW) capacity by the end of the decade.

How big is a battery project in the UK?

The average UK grid-scale battery project size went from 6MW in 2017 to more than 45MW in 2021. Image: RES Group. From 2016 onwards, the UK energy markets’s appetite for battery energy storage systems (BESS) has grown and grown, making it one of the leading centres of activity in the global market today.

How big is Europe's largest battery storage project?

A decade ago the average project size was just 2MW, and by 2021 it had grown to 54MW. When it energised in 2021, the 100MW/136MWh Minety development in Wiltshire was Europe’s largest operational battery storage project at the time.

How much energy storage is installed in the UK?

Total installed capacity of utility-scale storage is now approaching 1.7 GW across 127 sites and the figure below shows annual installed energy storage capacity by project size. The UK installed 446 MW of utility-scale energy storage in 2021, close to the previous high seen back in 2018. Image: Solar Media Market Research.

Which energy storage companies are in the UK's pipeline?

In the current pipeline of projects, UK company Alcemi has emerged as the market leader with 3.3 GW of capacity in the pipeline. Last year, the company partnered with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to build around 4 GW of energy storage projects in the UK.

How many battery units are there in Great Britain?

According to Modo Energy’s analysis, the operational battery storage capacity in Great Britain is made up of 141 individual battery units located up and down the country. Their July round up suggested that this diversity in locations is revealing trends for battery operation.