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Matthew Lynas
Matthew Lynas joined pv magazine as features editor in 2023. An experienced business-to-business journalist, Matthew is responsible for features in our monthly global print title. Previously, he served as editor of a leading UK retail magazine, covering a broad range of issues including sustainability projects in the grocery and FMCG sectors.
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BESS operators can earn from idle capacity in new UK market
Electron and Tem claim new market will provide stable, recurring revenue for flexible energy assets such as battery energy storage systems (BESS), without sacrificing access to other markets. The companies say their new offer is the UK’s first physical-hedging market for managing renewable imbalance risk.
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Tolling agreement: Drax signs 500 MWh BESS deal with Fidra Energy
Latest tolling agreement in the UK BESS market is subject to a final investment decision by the third quarter of 2026. It forms part of a planned gigawatt-scale pipeline of BESS projects for Drax that combines its own assets and capabilities to optimize for third parties.
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World’s largest compressed-air storage plant switched on in China
New 2.4 GWh adiabatic compressed air energy storage (CAES) plant now operational in in Jiangsu province. The large-scale CAES uses molten salt and pressurized thermal water storage to achieve high efficiency, with power generated through two 300 MW units.
Jan 27, 2026
Zenobe more than doubles synthetic inertia capability with second grid-forming BESS in Scotland
Second UK battery system to deliver grid stability services, including synthetic inertia, using grid-forming inverters comes online. It follows commissioning of Zenobe’s Blackhillock project in northeast Scotland, the world’s first battery storage system to provide full active and reactive power services.
Cambridge startup claims its electrolytes can triple flow battery energy density
A startup led by Cambridge University scientists and the former chair of Oxford PV is attempting to commercialize flow battery electrolytes with greater energy density than vanadium-based batteries. Kodiaq Technologies claims its electrolytes can be deployed as a drop-in solution for redox flow batteries.
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