Energy storage barriers to be tackled

The Government has set out plans to remove market barriers to support the rollout of energy storage projects at scale.

The steps come in the wake of a critical Commons report about UK energy resilience which concluded that market, policy and regulatory barriers were all holding back the development of long-term energy storage.

Ministers confirmed that the system of energy storage is being reviewed with the National Energy System Operator (NESO) to help make it fit for the future.

Environmental Audit Committee Chair, Toby Perkins MP, said: “A root and branch approach is needed to transform the grid for clean energy and net zero: while there is significant work to be done, the policy progress by Government in response to Committee recommendations is promising.”