Battery storage system touted as 'UK's largest' switched on in Essex

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Thurrock Storage | Credit: Statera Energy
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Thurrock Storage | Credit: Statera Energy

Statera Energy hails energisation of landmark 300MW / 600MWh battery energy storage system in Thurrock

A battery energy storage system (BESS) purported to be the UK's largest to date has been connected to the grid in Essex, operator Statera Energy has announced today. The company, which owns and operates...

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