STC urges action on long-duration energy storage

Its latest report, Long-duration energy storage: get on with it, outlines the importance of large-scale storage for net zero and energy security. The report states that long-duration storage can take 7-10 years to build. As the current government has a 2035 target for decarbonising the grid, it’s essential that investment and construction gets underway as soon as possible. But according to the House of Lords Select Committee, the issue is not being treated with sufficient urgency.

“The government says it wants to deploy enough storage both to balance and to decarbonise the electricity system by 2035, but we are not on track,” said Baroness Brown, chair of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee. “Long-duration energy storage facilities can take 7–10 years to build, so action is needed now to ensure the private sector sees a clear case to invest and to slash planning delays and grid connection queues if we are to have the required infrastructure in place by 2035.