The Anonymous Widower

Q4 2023 Sees Largest Quarterly Increase In Battery Energy Storage

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Solar Power Portal.

These three paragraphs outline the story.

Energy research consultancy Modo Energy has confirmed that Q4 2023 saw 420MW of new battery energy storage capacity become commercially operational.

This new capacity represents a 13% increase on the previous quarter and, in doing so, becomes the largest ever quarterly increase in operating battery capacity in GB. The previous record was set in Q2 2023 when 413MW was added.

It is worth noting that the additional capacity now means that GB’s operational grid-scale battery energy storage capacity has now reached 4.6GWh. Modo also confirmed that 1.5GW of battery storage was added across 2023 – a record for a one-year period.

Note.

1. Modo Energy has a web site.
2. Hinckley Point C has a nameplate capacity 3.26 GW.
3. The article also says that the average duration of battery storage in GB is now 1.3 hours.

Strangely, this gives a BESS total storage capacity of 4.55 GWh, which is half the capacity of Electric Mountain.

January 16, 2024 - Posted by AnonW | Energy, Energy Storage | Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Dinorwig Power Station (Electric Mountain), Hinckley Point C Nuclear Power Station, Modo Energy