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The Electricity Storage Network Annual Conference is a platform for key industry players and policymakers to gather and debate what’s needed to attract the billions of pounds of investment required for this crucial asset class – from supportive policy and regulatory frameworks to shifting revenue strategies and evolving business models.
With over 4 GW of grid-scale battery storage operational and a 3 GW pipeline of new pumped hydro storage projects, plus other technologies in development, grid-scale electricity storage is established as key to a zero-carbon energy system – a testament to the success of our 100+ ESN members.
And with a new government and fresh plans for accelerated clean power, against the backdrop of significant market reform, the role of storage and flexibility could be more important than ever.
At the ESN Annual Conference delegates heard directly from ESN members and key decision makers from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ofgem and the National Energy System Operator (NESO) on the latest changes across a range of topics critical to the storage sector, including the revenue environment, grid connections, fire safety and long duration energy storage.
It was also an opportunity to learn about the ESN’s work to ensure policy, markets and regulation are geared to enable the storage sector to flourish and grow at the pace and scale required.
Slides from the event:
ESNAC 2024 Slides
12:00 Guest arrival and networking lunch
13:00 Welcome from Chair – Rachel Hayes, director, Electricity Storage Network
13:10 Keynote introduction – Minister for Energy, Michael Shanks MP
13:30 Electricity Storage Network – impact and priorities for 2025
From skip rates to grid connections, this is your chance to shape the ESN’s agenda as the key voice for the storage industry. This session will bring together the leaders of ESN’s working group to discuss the key policy issues and priorities shaping the storage market.
14:00 Batteries and the Balancing Mechanism
14:30 Break with tea, coffee and cake
15:15 Clean Power 2030 and the role of storage in the future energy system
This session will examine the impact of Clean Power 2030 on the storage sector, exploring how we can unlock the storage pipeline in GB.
16:00 Grid connection reform – reshaping the development process
16:30 Long Duration Energy Storage – next steps for an emerging market framework
This session will unpick the plans for a new cap and floor mechanism and the wider landscape of the role for Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) in the energy system.
17:00 Close
Afterwards: Drinks will be served at IET rooms – Flower and Lovelace until 18.30.
Drinks at The Wellington, 5 mins walk – first round on ESN. 351 Strand, Greater, London WC2R 0HS.
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Previous conference highlights
In 2023 we held two in-person half-day conferences to debate key topics, including the impact of recent government policy, developing a sustainable investment model and how we unlock the pipeline of electricity storage projects. You can view last year’s agenda and speakers from November HERE and January HERE.
About the Electricity Storage Network
The ESN is a membership organisation, committed to creating an environment in which grid-scale electricity storage can flourish, ensuring that regulations and markets work for all types of storage, without favouring one particular technology.
Established in 2008 as the UK industry group dedicated to electricity storage, it includes a broad range of electricity storage technologies and members, such as electricity storage manufacturers and suppliers, project developers, users, electricity network operators, consultants, academic institutions and research organisations.
The ESN is managed by Regen. If you are interested in joining the ESN, please email Olly Frankland, ESN Lead.
