In 2022, pumped hydro storage projects and batteries both had an installed capacity of two gigawatts in the United Kingdom. Batteries are estimated to have the highest installed capacity among the energy storage systems in the UK in 2050 with a value of around 21 gigawatts.
Installed capacity of energy storage systems in the United Kingdom in 2022, with a forecast to 2030 and 2050, by technology
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Liquid air energy storage (LAES)
Compressed air storage (CAES)
Pumped hydro storage (PHS)
Batteries
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The Faraday Institution, & Rho Motion. (September 14, 2023). Installed capacity of energy storage systems in the United Kingdom in 2022, with a forecast to 2030 and 2050, by technology (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1434243/installed-capacity-energy-storage-systems-united-kingdom/
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The Faraday Institution, Rho Motion. (2023). Installed capacity of energy storage systems in the United Kingdom in 2022, with a forecast to 2030 and 2050, by technology (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1434243/installed-capacity-energy-storage-systems-united-kingdom/
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