Japanese conglomerate strikes UK battery storage deal with Gresham House

A Japanese conglomerate has struck a UK battery storage deal with Gresham House, Recharge News reported on 27 May 2026. No capacity figure was disclosed in the headline, but the deal adds another institutional partnership to the UK's expanding BESS pipeline.

Also in the UK, Spanish thermal-systems specialist Lointek has supplied a 50 MW / 300 MWh liquid air energy storage (LAES) system for a plant developed by Highview Power, which pv magazine describes as the largest LAES facility in the United Kingdom. Lointek was responsible for design, manufacture, and supply of the thermal systems.

On the supply-chain side, Transport & Environment published a report on 1 March 2026 arguing that a 'Made in Europe' battery manufacturing plan could sharply reduce local cell prices for stationary and transport applications. The report does not specify a price trajectory figure in available headlines, but the direction is unambiguous: European industrial policy is being positioned as a cost lever for storage deployment across the continent.