Energy SRS’s Gensis project has received a £727,000 grant from Innovate UK.

The Gensis project uses a large mass, raising it when power is available and lowering it when the stored energy is required.

The project was established in 2015 and has developed the concept. Phase one was completed in March of 2018. The current second phase of the project started at the beginning of July and will prepare advanced designs to enable the construction of a 1.2MWh prototype for testing next year.