Battery storage is growing apace, underpinned by demand for flexibility as a result of the UK's ever-increasing renewable generation capacity.
Since the first storage investment in 2012, the market has grown rapidly with over 10.5GW (over three Hinckley Cs) of capacity planned at the beginning of 2020. The potential value streams open to storage assets are constantly evolving, today we have 15 different markets available. What Covid-19 has taught us about sustainable investing This diversification of value streams adds complexity to any battery storage investment case and, as elsewhere, asset management plans need to be dynamic if they are to leverage short term gains. Only in May, National Grid introduced a new servic...
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