IMechE Conference: Energy Storage 2014 – An integrated approach
Overview
The Electricity Storage Network reported that the application of energy storage technologies for renewable sources could potentially generate a total systems saving of £10billion per year by 2050. Investing in renewable energy storage solutions in the UK market will generate long term savings for the industry, eliminate the need for constraint payments, of which the National Grid had to pay £34 million between 2011 and 2012, and will secure the future of UK energy.
Ian Lloyd, CLNR Network Technology Manager at Northern Powergrid presented results from the Customer-Led Network Revolution’s trials of grid-scale electrical energy storage at the IMechE conference ‘Energy Storage 2014: An integrated approach’. The event is a forum where mechanical engineers within the energy storage industry can learn from newly funded projects and existing sites. Energy Storage 2014 will take an in-depth look at renewable energy storage, the mechanics behind the technology, the current position of UK policy and targets and future developments.
