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Secretary of State for Scotland Visits Bathgate
Invinity Energy Systems plc hosted the Secretary of State for Scotland at its Bathgate manufacturing facility, highlighting its role as a UK manufacturer of long-duration energy storage. The visit showcased Invinity's vanadium flow batteries, emphasizing their safety, low noise, and scalability as a solution for storing renewable energy. The company also discussed its potential to supply up to 16.7 GWh under the UK LDES Cap & Floor Scheme and provided an update on the Invinity Copwood VFB Energy Hub. This engagement underscores the strategic importance of energy storage for grid efficiency, renewable energy utilization, and energy security. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n \n9 January 2026\nInvinity Energy Systems plc\n \n(\"Invinity\" or the \"Company\")\n \nSecretary of State for Scotland Visits Bathgate\nRt Hon Douglas Alexander MP highlights Invinity's leading role as a UK manufacturer of long duration energy storage\n \nInvinity Energy Systems plc (AIM: IES), a leading global manufacturer of utility-grade energy storage, was delighted to welcome the Secretary of State for Scotland, Douglas Alexander MP, to the Company's Bathgate manufacturing facility yesterday.\n \n\nAbove: Secretary of State Douglas Alexander MP charging an Invinity vanadium flow battery at the Company's Bathgate facility\n \nDuring a guided tour of the facility led by Invinity's Chair, Neil O'Brien and key members of staff, the Secretary of State charged and discharged an Invinity battery system connected to the Scottish electricity grid and learned about its key safety and low noise characteristics. The Secretary also took the opportunity to learn how these vanadium flow batteries offer a scalable, UK-made solution to reliably and affordably store renewable energy for use on demand.\n \n\nAbove: Secretary of State for Scotland, Douglas Alexander MP (centre) with (L-R) Invinity Chair, Neil O'Brien, Director of Applications Engineering, Nicola Watson, Kirsteen Sullivan MP (Bathgate & Linlithgow) and Technical Support Engineer, Aidan Nelson\n \nFollowing the tour, the Secretary, accompanied by Kirsteen Sullivan, MP for Bathgate and Linlithgow, learned about the recent commercial progress announced by the Company, discussed the significance of the UK LDES Cap & Floor Scheme, for which Invinity could be supplying up to 16.7 GWh of its products, and was given an update on the progress achieved to date at the Invinity Copwood VFB Energy Hub.\n \nSecretary of State for Scotland, Douglas Alexander said:\n \n\"It was great to visit Invinity in Bathgate to meet their workers. The facility shows how Scotland is at the forefront of delivering the infrastructure to help bring energy bills down, while creating high-quality green energy jobs. Energy storage is essential to allow us to fully utilise Scotland's offshore wind resources and cut bills by building a more efficient, resilient grid.\"\n \nNeil O'Brien, Non-Executive Chair at Invinity said:\n \n\"We were p...