EU energy storage project operational in UK
What is said to be Europe’s largest battery storage project is now operational in the UK. It will assess the role of energy storage in cost effectively delivering the UK’s Carbon Plan.
The fully automated 6MW/10MWh Smarter Network Storage (SNS) project is a £18.7m project led by S&C Electric Europe. As well as helping to deliver the UK’s Carbon Plan, it’s hoped the project will help save over £6m on traditional network reinforcement methods.
“Energy storage can play a major role in balancing the grid as it solves the problem of renewable intermittency by absorbing surplus power and releasing it when needed. This function simultaneously helps to securely balance capacity and supply and protects the grid from Stress Events (e.g. power outages) on the grid,” said Andrew Jones, managing director, S&C Electric Europe.
“The introduction of energy storage in substations like the one at Leighton Buzzard can decrease the need and cost of traditional reinforcement, such as transformers and cabling,” he added.
A two-year trial has now begun, during which S&C Electric will test a wide range of different services that storage can deliver to the network, and the wider electricity system.
By Rachael Doyle
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