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Seven long-duration storage prototypes have now completed government-backed demonstration programmes. Projects covered thermal batteries, hydrogen storage, flow batteries, high-density hydro, pumped thermal storage, and compressed-air systems.
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Britain has set new capacity targets for two future auctions. The March 2027 T-1 and T-4 rounds will seek 5GW and 40.9GW respectively, supporting adequacy across delivery years 2027–28 and 2030–31.
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Battery storage now supports rapid charging through a constrained connection. Osprey’s Abergavenny installation combines three 75kW chargers with local storage and monitoring, testing a model for sites where reinforcement is slow or uneconomic.
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Dinorwig’s first two generating units will undergo full replacement works. GE Vernova will supply new 315MW pump-turbines, motor-generators, controls, and auxiliary electrical systems as First Hydro extends the Welsh plant’s operating life.
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Solar and battery systems will support Hungary’s gas-turbine manufacturing hub. GE Vernova is installing 14.5MW of PV and 40MWh of storage at Veresegyház alongside new production lines, coating equipment, and precision machinery.
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Quantum models are being tested against conventional electricity demand forecasting. E.ON and WISER used 103 anonymised smart-meter time series to examine hybrid quantum-classical approaches, with mixed results on simulation and live hardware.
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Germany has opened fresh auctions for flexible renewable generation capacity. The September rounds comprise a 475MW innovation tender for combined technologies and 300MW for biomethane generation.
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Ireland’s latest renewable auction gives storage a formal scoring role. RESS 6 separates solar and onshore wind procurement while introducing resilience and system-integration criteria under the EU Net-Zero Industry Act.
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Europe has opened fresh financing for large battery-cell manufacturing projects. The €1.5bn Battery Booster Facility will offer interest-free loans to qualifying EEA plants with planned annual capacity of at least 10GWh.
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Enexis will reinforce Dutch distribution networks through substantial new investment. The €500m financing supports 4,600km of cables, transformer stations, higher-capacity connections, and digital network-management systems across five provinces.