and development (R&D)’ bracket. Indeed, the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) very small team for storage includes responsibility for five other technologies known as the ‘Future Networks’ office – the name says it all in terms of government perception! That, and the reasons above, explains
why the REA has officially launched UK Energy Storage, a pan-technology group for energy storage in the UK. The REA will seek to use our experience in campaigning for renewables support to further the energy storage industry, at a crucial time for the sector’s development.
Solar energy In parallel, we have also launched UK Solar,
a new group for the solar industry in the UK. This group aims to become the trusted voice for solar in the UK and use the REA’s breadth of activities, including energy storage, to make the case for solar energy in a holistic, joined-up way. The REA has been involved in solar for many years and has an experienced team to back up our work, including industry stalwart Ray Noble, our grid networks expert Bob Weaver, and Stuart Pocock, who many will know from his previous spell leading the REA’s work on solar. Membership of these groups is open to existing members and new joiners. Just tell us you would like to be involved and you will receive the relevant information to keep up to speed with these exciting areas.
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Domestic and business users can benefit from increased self-consumption and therefore keep energy bills down. But what is really exciting is when renewables, including solar photovoltaics (PV), are combined with energy storage.’
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