Ofgem gives provisional green light to 16 long duration energy storage projects

Stuart Stone
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Energy regulator moves series of gigawatt-scale projects and novel technologies on to 'Minded-to-Decision' list

Ofgem has given a provisional green light to 16 long duration energy storage (LDES) projects, marking a major step forward for plans to build the first gigawatt-scale storage projects in four decades and...

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