Europe's 'biggest battery' sparks into life

Will Nichols
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Two-year trial of £19m 'Big Battery' in Leighton Buzzard could highlight viability of batteries to bolster UK's energy networks

A £19m battery storage project thought to be Europe's largest has gone live, as part of a two-year trial exploring the potential benefits of electricity storage for local networks and the UK grid. The...

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