Storage
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A 960MWh battery project has secured planning consent near Teesside. The four-hour installation will provide 240MW of grid-connected storage capacity.
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Britain’s flexibility roadmap sets new priorities for storage and demand. Half-hourly settlement, V2X charging, interoperability, and industrial participation move further into implementation.
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Electricity distributed across Iberdrola’s networks rose strongly during first-half 2026. UK volumes increased following higher demand and Electricity North West’s integration.
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Lower Larks has secured a seven-year agreement covering battery optimisation. Danske Commodities will manage the 70MW/140MWh asset’s market exposure before commercial operation begins during the second quarter of 2027.
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METLEN has advanced Greece’s 251.9MW solar-storage project toward construction phase. The Central Greece development combines approximately 375MWh of storage with integrated construction, energy management, and commercial operation.
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Perthshire’s Binn project adds another consented solar storage scheme locally. The approved development combines around 60,000 solar panels with a co-located battery energy storage system.
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Chint’s German battery portfolio gives Flower permitted storage capacity scale. The seven-project deal covers 112MW/332.5MWh across five German federal states, with commissioning scheduled through 2027.
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Lithuania is adding storage alongside rapid solar and wind growth. Preliminary data shows 752MW of renewable energy and storage connected in the first half of 2026.
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Germany’s storage debate is shifting from capacity to system cost. Fraunhofer analysis estimates that faster battery deployment and flexibility could reduce electricity system costs by €3.9bn annually.
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European inverter restrictions could reshape solar and storage procurement planning. New analysis estimates that more than 28GWdc of PV inverter demand and 12% of energy storage deployment could be affected through 2030.