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New scheme to attract investment in renewable energy storage
new scheme will remove barriers which have prevented the building of new storage capacity for nearly 40 years, helping to create back up renewable energy; increasing …
Developments of National Significance Procedural Guidance
all energy storage projects, up to 350MW can now be decided by LPAs. However, this does not include pumped hydroelectric storage schemes of between 10MW and 350MW which are still …
Battery storage legislation officially changes allowing assets over ...
In July, ministers passed secondary legislation that will allow battery storage to bypass the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process in Britain. This means …
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 …
Planning for solar farms and battery storage solutions
1 Planning for solar farms and battery storage 2 1.1 Local planning policy for solar farms and battery storage 3 1.2 Siting of smaller scale solar farms: Agricultural land 4 1.3 Solar farms in …
UK: Cap and floor support confirmed for long-duration energy …
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has reconfirmed its intention to introduce financial support for long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects by …
Long duration electricity storage
Long Duration Electricity Storage (LDES) technologies contribute to decarbonising and making our energy system more resilient by storing electricity and releasing it when needed. LDES …
UK: Cap and floor support confirmed for long-duration energy storage
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has reconfirmed its intention to introduce financial support for long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects by …
Changes to battery storage planning law explained
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 …
Government reverses position on 50MW NSIP threshold for energy storage ...
The government has u-turned on plans to retain the 50MW threshold above which planning applications for energy storage projects are required to be considered under the Nationally …
Planning consultation brings clarity for solar projects
Solar Energy UK 31 July 2024. The solar industry has welcomed proposals to change planning rules for solar projects. The consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), …
UK government removes capacity limit barrier on battery storage …
The UK government is to remove barriers limiting the size of battery storage projects in England and Wales in an attempt to galvanize investment, the Department of …
The Electricity Storage Facilities (Exemption) (England and Wales ...
and flexible energy system could be £17-40 billion to 2050.1 ... with the proposal to retain the 50MW NSIP threshold for standalone storage facilities ... to all businesses who intend to apply …
NSIP planning consultation brings clarity for solar projects
The argument in favour of raising the threshold is that the application process for a development consent order (DCO) is more complex (and thus expensive) than those made …
Consenting electricity storage | Womble Bond …
Recent rapid development of energy storage projects has led National Grid to increase projections of storage growth in the 2020s in most of its future energy scenarios, but there was evidence that the consenting process …
BEIS unveils ''significant'' changes to planning regulations for energy ...
The previous consultation proposed to keep the 50MW threshold but create a new capacity threshold for co-located storage to bypass the requirement for NSIP approval. …
Battery energy storage systems (BESS)
Barriers to the development of BESSs and other energy storage systems also include high upfront capital costs, uncertain revenue streams and delays to grid connections. …
Government reverses position on 50MW NSIP threshold for …
The government has u-turned on plans to retain the 50MW threshold above which planning applications for energy storage projects are required to be considered under the Nationally …
BEIS unveils ''significant'' changes to planning regulations for …
The previous consultation proposed to keep the 50MW threshold but create a new capacity threshold for co-located storage to bypass the requirement for NSIP approval. …
UK government removes capacity limit barrier on battery storage projects
The UK government is to remove barriers limiting the size of battery storage projects in England and Wales in an attempt to galvanize investment, the Department of …
Ministers confirm scrapping of 50MW threshold for energy …
Ministers confirm scrapping of NSIP consent route for larger energy storage projects. Developers of energy storage projects above 50MW will be permitted to seek consent via the standard …
Changes to battery storage planning law explained
What do the changes to energy storage planning law mean? Essentially, the relaxation of the planning rules means that battery storage projects above 50MW in England, …
UK Storage Appraisal Project (UKSAP)
This £4m project was delivered by a consortium of project partners from across academia and industry - LR Senergy Limited, BGS, the Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage (University of …
Ministers confirm scrapping of 50MW threshold for energy storage projects
Ministers confirm scrapping of NSIP consent route for larger energy storage projects. Developers of energy storage projects above 50MW will be permitted to seek consent via the standard …
UK legislation to lift barriers on 50MW+ battery storage projects …
Planning law in the UK allowing energy storage projects over 50MW has officially changed, allowing much bigger projects to come online without going through the …