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Long-duration energy storage is key to harnessing UK’s wasted wind

Contributed by Rupert Pearce, CEO, Highview Power

Over the past decade, the UK has been positioning itself as a global model for harnessing wind energy. The Office for National Statistics reports that electricity from wind generation increased by 715% from 2009-2020. Due to an abundance of offshore wind resources, more than 75,000 GWh of wind energy was produced in 2020, accounting for 20% of the nation’s total generation. That’s enough to power 8.4 trillion LED light bulbs.

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