Trial run for biggest battery in Europe that could help power Britain

Cutting-edge technology going on trial in Leighton Buzzard could save UK ?3bn a year and spread around the worldA trial of the largest battery in Europe, which proponents hope will transform the UK electricity grid and boost renewable energy is due to start in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.The trial of cutting-edge energy storage technology will test new methods of capturing electricity for release over long periods, evening out the bumps and troughs of supply and demand that plague the electricity grid. Finding ways of storing power from wind and solar generation is key to maintaining a constant source of energy. Continue reading...