Batteries: Storage
Commons · Question 37176 · Tabled 11 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to protect green belt land from fire risks when developing battery energy storage systems.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 18 Mar 2025
The Government agrees with the need to have robust measures in place to manage the risks associated with facilities that use large numbers of lithium-ion batteries. The Health and Safety Executive regulates grid-scale lithium-ion batteries within a robust...