Shell inks deal to draw power from 'Europe's largest' battery in Wiltshire

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The two 50MW batteries are located near the village of Minety in Wiltshire and are currently being developed by two Chinese state-owned companies

Shell has set its sites on using a major 100MW battery in Wiltshire to provide back-up electricity to the UK grid, with the oil giant today announcing a multi-year power offtake deal with the two Chinese...

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