Government hopes cut in red tape will triple UK's battery capacity

New rules will allow large energy storage projects to bypass national planning systemGovernment ministers hope to triple Britain’s energy storage capacity by relaxing the planning rules which threatened to stifle a nationwide battery boom.The government will pass secondary legislation on Tuesday to allow large-scale energy storage projects to move ahead without the red tape and higher costs of navigating the national planning system. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/14/government-hopes-cut-in-red-tape-will-triple-uk-battery-capacity #energy_industry #energy #planning_policy #uk_news #business #environment #politics