Future scenarios: Stationary storage for Grid applications Grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) will play a fundamental role in transforming how we manage energy. A smart and flexible energy system is essential to improving system resilience and security, efficiently matching supply and demand and minimising waste.
The Government plans to publish a clear battery strategy enabling a joined-up government-industry approach to delivering a battery ecosystem that unleashes economic prosperity, delivers on our net zero ambitions and ensures our access to technologies and applications that are vital to our security.
The government will properly consider the national security risks associated with investment into the UK battery supply chain, during their manufacture, development, and the ongoing operation of assets.
Ensuring planning and permitting reform actions will benefit the emerging battery sector. Enable the development of a thriving and sustainable sector, supported by proportionate regulations that drive investment across the supply chain, from raw materials through to end of life and recycling.
The government’s 2030 vision is for the UK to have a globally competitive battery supply chain that supports economic prosperity and the net zero transition. The UK will be a world leader in sustainable design, manufacture, and use of batteries, underpinned by a thriving battery innovation ecosystem.
The UK will be a world leader in sustainable design, manufacture, and use of batteries, underpinned by a thriving battery innovation ecosystem. The strategy was developed with the UK Battery Strategy Taskforce, drawing on the Call for Evidence [footnote 78] and engagement with businesses and stakeholders.