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'Europe's largest': Zenobe plots 'pioneering' 100MW battery project near Chester Zenobe was founded in 2017 | Credit: Zenobe Zenobe claims Battery will be largest grid-connected battery in Europe and first to absorb reactive power directly from a transmission network Zenobe Energy has announced plans for a "pioneering" 100MW battery storage project in north-west England, which it claims will be the largest of its kind in Europe once up and running next year. Situated in Capenhurst near Ellesmere Port, the battery system is sheduled to be operational from April 2022, providing the Merseyside a...

Zenobe Energy is to develop a 100MW grid battery in the UK, which will be the largest in Europe when built. The energy storage plant, to be located in Capenhurst in north-west England, will be the first in the world to absorb reactive power directly from a transmission network, Zenobe said. The battery is due to be operational in April 2022 and will power Mersey and the surrounding areas with a reliable reactive power service as well as operate active power services concurrently. The Capenhurst project was commissioned as a direct response to the National Grid’s pathfinder programme, seekin...

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by Readers' Letters 08/03/2021, 12:37 pm As the last budget ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), a focus on green funding should have been essential; it’s estimated that the UK requires £350 billion to reach our 2050 net-zero target. However, the promise of green initiatives is not enough – action must be taken. Last month, the National Audit Office found that emissions from the largest polluting sector, transport, were only 1% lower than in 2011 – and while bus journeys account for 50% of all transport, we’re yet to see the DfT’s National Bus Strategy. This ch...