Electricity storage innovation

A meeting held on 12 April 2012, London

ESN members and representatives of DECC, OFGEM and BIS met recently in London to exchange views and ideas on the support for electricity storage innovation.  Ideas covered both support for technoology development as well as addressing electricity market reforms.  A note of the meeting will be sent to all  members. ESN members included network owners and operators, manufacturers, developers, and others active in the electricity storage spectrum. The discussions with government departments will continue over the coming months.

This activity comes at a time when recent reports and discussions have highlighted the role of storage as one of the four pillars of flexibility in the UK’s future electricity system.  The Electricity Storage Network is promoting the role of storage in the power industry and is active to ensure that electricity storage is included in revisions to regulations and legislation. 

Presentation slides by Ian Ellerington of DECC are available for download here (available by permission of DECC)

Notes of the meeting will be sent to members directly

The time is right for electricity storage!

The Electricity Storage Network brings together those interested in the development of grid or network connected energy storage within the UK.  Our focus is to

• continue to press for electricity market reform that rewards the value of electricity storage
• argue for credible support for electricity storage commensurate with the levels of support offered to other clean energy technologies
• demonstrate that our energy storage industry, companies and academia have a major role to play in building our industrial base
• present our case to government, government agencies, the media and the public
• work together as an industry as together we can achieve much more than individual companies and institutions

Membership is open to all organisations, companies, academic instituions and individuals who have an interest in electricity storage.  Please contact our office for details of membership fees. 

Some members of the group are also members of the Electricity Storage Association (ESA)   The ESA is recognised as the leading international trade association for users and developers of electricity storage. Our group does not intend to duplicate the activities of the ESA and we remain supportive of their mission. 

ESN Responses to Consultations

Use the side bar link to policy and issues for details of our recent consultation responses.

Welcome to EASE

We welcome the European Association for the Storage of Energy:  a number of our friends are founding members of this group which was born on 27 September 2011.  We look forward to working with them.

Reports on Energy Storage

The Centre for Low Carbon Futures have published their report "Pathways to energy storage" on 27 March 2012.  You may download a copy here.

We have listed some links to third party reports on storage on the links page. 

Conferences and Meetings

Electricity Storage Network:  members meeting:  12 April 2012

Grid Scale Energy Storage:  A conference organised by SMi Conferences which has a full programme of relevant presentations, including several by ESN members and representatives of DECC.
25 & 26 June 2012
London, England

Website updated 19 April 2012

_

.