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Enel backs UK energy storage market with first acquisition

17 May 2017 • 2 min read

Italian energy giant acquires construction-ready battery storage project and confirms plan to invest €20m in building Newcastle facility

Enel has become the latest major company to move into the UK's nascent energy storage market, hailing the country's position as one of the "most advanced markets in the world for utility-scale battery...

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