London non-storage projects

What You Should Know About the UK''s Cap

This Long Duration Electricity Storage ("LDES") investment support scheme supports the rollout of LDES projects across the UK by providing

What You Should Know About the UK''s Cap & Floor for LDES

This Long Duration Electricity Storage ("LDES") investment support scheme supports the rollout of LDES projects across the UK by providing guaranteed revenues to developers. The scheme

Ofgem Opens Cap and Floor Scheme to Boost Long Duration Energy Storage

Ofgem has launched a cap and floor scheme to support long duration electricity storage (LDES) projects, aiming to boost renewable integration and energy security in the UK.

Housing and smart grids two London based projects

limited budgets and scarce grant funding, can create future revenue streams via smart grid technology. The first, involving virtual metering, is at Westmi. ster- based landlord

Overview of the UK''s long duration electricity storage

It sets out the UK government''s approach to supporting investment in long-duration electricity storage through a cap and floor scheme, similar to the one used for electricity

Highview Power''s Two UK LAES Projects Advance in Ofgem''s

Highview''s LAES projects, supported by the cap-and-floor regime, could help close the 58-GWh non-battery storage gap identified by the National Electricity System

Green Light for Long Duration Energy Storage in Great Britain

On 10 October 2024 the UK Government gave the green light to a cap and floor scheme to help bring long duration energy storage (LDES) projects to market. LDES projects include pumped

Long Duration Energy Storage

We have set out below the key takeaways from the TDD (along with elements that remain unchanged from the Response), along with key dates and next steps to note for

Long Duration Energy Storage – 77 projects

On 23 September 2025, Ofgem published the results of its initial eligibility assessment for the first application window of the long duration energy

UK government considering non-firm grid access for energy storage

The UK government has not ruled out changing grid access rights for new energy storage projects as part of its REMA reforms.

LOTI Guide to Designing Smart City Projects

isk of trialing new smart city inn vations. This way, all get to learn faster. Second, by implementing some common standards and principles, such as aggregating non-personal

ENERGY TRANSITION PERSPECTIVES: CARBON CAPTURE

With growing recognition of the role of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in meeting climate targets across Europe and the UK, projects are advancing, funding is

Green Light for Long Duration Energy Storage

On 10 October 2024 the UK Government gave the green light to a cap and floor scheme to help bring long duration energy storage (LDES) projects

UK energy storage pipeline report 2023

RenewableUK EnergyPulse report - December 2023 Foreword by Yonna Vittonova, Senior Policy Analyst The pipeline of battery storage projects has skyrocketed

Saipem wins UK carbon projects worth €650

TEESSIDE, December 12, 2024 – Saipem has won two CO2 transportation and storage projects in the UK valued at EUR 650 million, the company

Ofgem Opens Cap and Floor Scheme to Boost Long

Ofgem has launched a cap and floor scheme to support long duration electricity storage (LDES) projects, aiming to boost renewable integration and energy security in the UK.

Examples of operational UK BESS sites —

As of June 2023, there are 161 operational BESS sites in the UK of varying sizes with a combined electricity storage capacity of 2.6GWh (enough to

Long Duration Energy Storage – 77 projects proceed to

On 23 September 2025, Ofgem published the results of its initial eligibility assessment for the first application window of the long duration energy storage (" LDES ") cap and floor scheme (the "

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4 FAQs about London non-storage projects

How many long duration energy storage projects go to project assessment?

Long Duration Energy Storage – 77 projects proceed to Project Assessment as Ofgem makes its eligibility...

When will energy storage infrastructure be scaled up in the UK?

This marks the first major government-backed effort in over four decades to scale up long-duration energy storage infrastructure in the UK. Application window now open: Developers must submit intent to apply by 22 April 2025, with final applications due by 9 June 2025.

How will Ofgem support long-duration storage?

Ofgem has indicated that it will continue to refine the application and assessment process in light of feedback from this first window, with a view to ensuring that the Scheme remains accessible, transparent, and effective in supporting the deployment of long-duration storage as a core part of the UK’s decarbonised electricity system.

How many pumped storage hydro schemes are there in Great Britain?

Great Britain currently only has 2.8GW of LDES, across four pumped storage hydro schemes in Scotland and Wales, and there have been no new schemes in the last 40 years, as we've reported previously (see Pumped Storage Hydro – the forgotten solution?).