Can the UK be a global leader in energy storage? Not without a clear government strategy

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Jill Cainey of the Electricity Storage Network argues UK has the potential to become energy storage hub, but only if policy barriers are torn down

By 2020 the UK must meet legally binding targets of achieving 15 per cent of its final energy consumption from renewable sources. According to the government's own figures, electricity generated from renewables...

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