Lords hold first evidence session on the need for long-duration energy storage

The Committee will hear from energy policy experts from various organisations, including Energy Systems Catapult, the Royal Society, and Aurora Energy Research.   

The session will focus on the need for long-duration energy storage in the UK. Members will explore estimates for the scale and extent of long-duration energy storage that will be needed for a net zero grid, as well as different scenarios for a grid predominantly powered by renewables. They will seek to understand which technologies could potentially provide long-duration energy storage and their level of technological readiness.   

The Committee will hear from: 

10:15am

• Caroline Still, Senior Associate at Aurora Energy Research 
• Daniel Murrant, Networks and Energy Storage Practice Manager at Energy Systems Catapult.

11:15am

• Professor Sir Peter Bruce, Physical Secretary and vice-President at The Royal Society  

The public evidence session will take place from 10:15 am in Committee Room 4, Palace of Westminster on Tuesday 12 September 2023 and can be viewed live on Parliament TV 

Possible question areas include 

• The role long-duration energy storage plays on a net zero grid. 
• How much long-duration energy storage is likely to be needed, and by when.  
• How sensitive the estimate for the amount of storage needed to make assumptions about future supply and demand for energy and electricity. 
• Which technologies are likely to be most suitable for providing energy storage across different timescales. 
• What major policy challenges must be overcome to deploy enough long-duration energy storage.