New analysis from
LCP’s Energy Analytics team highlights how rapidly scaling up battery storage capacity in Great Britain is key to avoiding large volumes of renewable energy wastage and providing clean energy to power millions of homes.
Based on current wind power capacity, LCP estimates an extra 20GWh of battery storage could reduce the amount of wind power wasted by up to 50%. LCP predict by 2025, wind curtailments between Scotland and England will cost consumers £1bn per year. This figure is likely to grow with wind set to play a central role in future renewable energy with the UK Government aiming to quadruple the amount of offshore wind capacity to 40GW by 2030.
Ramping up investment in energy storage could cut curtailed wind output in Great Britain by as much as 50%, according to energy analytics outfit LCP.
Based on current wind power capacity, LCP estimates an extra 20 gigawatt-hours of battery storage could reduce the amount of wind power wasted by up to 50%.
The company predicts that by 2025, wind curtailments between Scotland and England will cost consumers £1bn per year, a figure that it said is likely to grow if the government’s 40GW offshore wind target is met.
LCP’s analysis shows that wind was curtailed in Great Britain on 75% of days in 2020, with over 3.6 terawatt-hours of wind being turned off in total, mainly due to network constraints.
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