Denmark’s largest energy company Orsted – formerly known as DONG Energy – has announced the completion of its first large-scale grid-connected energy storage project, a 20MW standalone battery system in Liverpool, England.
The project, Carnegie Road, sees batteries housed in three containers. The lithium battery and power conversion system have been supplied by NEC’s Energy Solutions division, headquartered in Massachusetts, USA. NEC’s Grid Storage Solution (GSS) is in place, with the two companies having worked together previously on the Bay State Wind project in Massachusetts. Energy-Storage.news reported on the project as it was first announced by Orsted in April last year.
As mentioned at the time, details on the applications the system will provide and the business model behind it have not been given, except that Carnegie Road will help to balance the grid through matching supply with demand, implying that some form of frequency response service will be delivered.
Orsted has already got one battery project in operation in the UK, a 2MW/2MWh behind-the-meter system delivered in partnership with ABB, but Carnegie Road marks its first foray into large-scale grid batteries. In late 2017, CEO Henrik Poulsen stated Orsted’s commitment to a transition to a low carbon, green and sustainable energy system and that his company was working to establish “a scalable commercial model” for solar PV and energy storage, viewing both as potential drivers of long-term growth.
“Our electricity consumption pattern is changing and is becoming less predictable as we use more electronic devices and electrify our transport system. The way we generate electricity is also changing as we add more low carbon sources from wind and solar to the grid,” Orsted’s Bridgit Hartland-Johnson said.
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