As part of its nascent plans to begin expanding into other clean energy technologies, Danish wind energy giant Ørsted announced earlier this month that it completed its first standalone battery storage project, the 20 megawatt (MW) Carnegie Road battery project located in Liverpool, England.
The Carnegie Road battery storage project was announced in April of 2018 to be built in Liverpool, England, and which will provide services to the UK’s National Grid to support grid stability during shifts in power generation. While it would not be the company’s first foray into energy storage itself, it is the company’s first standalone, large-scale project.
The company had previously announced small demonstration projects in Denmark, the UK, and Taiwan, and currently boasts a behind-the-meter 2 MW battery at its Burbo Bank offshore wind farm which supports the 90 MW offshore wind farm’s production scheduling.
The newly completed 20 MW Carnegie Road battery project consists of three battery containers and associated power conversion systems, both provided by NEC Energy Solutions. Its primary function is to provide grid balancing services to National Grid, the company which operates the UK’s national electricity grid. Ørsted does not release megawatt-hour capacity figures for its battery storage announcements for “commercial reasons,” according to a company press representative.
“Climate change is a real and pressing threat to our planet and, in order to minimise its effects, we urgently need to decarbonise our electricity system,” explained Matthew Wright, UK Managing Director at Ørsted. “The good news is, we’re on the right path, especially in the UK, where we lead the world in deploying renewable technologies, such as offshore wind.
“We have a vision to create a world that runs entirely on green energy, and that means we will need more than just clean energy generation. That’s why we’re investing in energy storage systems like Carnegie Road, to accelerate the transition to a smarter, low carbon grid. Batteries, and other innovative storage technologies will form a critical part of an integrated green energy system required to ensure we keep the lights on without harming our planet.”
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