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1st chart - that’s the share of peak provided by batteries
2nd chart - those are the ISOs
3rd chart - how the fleet is growing
4th chart - how that new growth is split by ISO, note the speeding up in Eastern

Europe's largest battery is showing signs of life in GB's Balancing Mechanism.

Coalburn 1, in South Lanarkshire, is 500 MW / 1 GWh across five 100 MW BMUs.

The previous record for the biggest battery was held by Thurrock and Kilmarnock South at 300 MW / 600 MWh, so 60% of Coalburn's capacity.

The same ratio applies to Taipei 101 and Burj Khalifa. Taipei 101 was the tallest building in the world from 2004 to 2010, until Burj Khalifa took over. 508m vs 828m, also about 60%.

While the Coalburn BMUs have been showing up in the background in the Balancing Mechanism since winter, this weekend marks the first time we've seen it actively participate in Bids and Offers.

And as the name suggests, Coalburn 1 is the first of the big sites expected from CIP and Alcemi. Coalburn 2, also 500 MW / 1000 MWh, is due next year.

Plus, battery storage deployment in the Middle East, what has changed in storage markets over the last ten years and what price are people paying for 4 hour BESS today?

https://youtu.be/pH-Tvba0o5E?si=WWGOgTZEybhYjFyb

What’s the latest data on battery fires and how have occurrences changed over recent years?

Check it out here: https://youtu.be/LDMs7QQqQxE?si=X94qb5kXSvLUdXWB