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Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--One of the first U.K. industrial-scale battery storage projects has come online at the Blackburn Meadows biomass plant owned by E.ON AG (OTC:EONGY) (Dusseldorf, Germany) near Sheffield, England.
The 10-megawatt (MW) lithium-ion battery plant has been fully installed and grid-connected at the Blackburn Meadows combined heat and power (CHP) site, which has a generating capacity of 30 MW, enough to power approximately 30,000 homes. The battery, delivered by Nidec ASI (Milan, Italy), is housed in four 40-foot-long shipping containers and according to E.ON has the same power as roughly 100 family cars and holds the same amount of energy as 500,000 mobile phone batteries.
"This is a milestone for E.ON in the new energy world and an important recognition of the enormous potential for battery solutions in the U.K.," said David Topping, director of Business Heat and Power Solutions at E.ON. "Having undergone successful grid testing by National Grid (NYSE:NGG) (London, England) we are the first Enhanced Frequency Response (EFR) operator to complete the installation and bring our system online. The success of this project, three months ahead of plan, is tribute to the excellent work done by colleagues across E.ON, as well as our contractors."
Leon Walker, commercial development manager at National Grid, added: "Using battery storage is a significant development for managing the national grid. It's an ultra-fast way of keeping electricity supply and demand balanced."
The project is one of a growing number of battery power projects being tracked by Industrial Info, and Blackburn Meadows will soon be eclipsed by much larger projects including the 49-MW battery projects planned by Électricité de France SA (EPA:EDF) (Paris, France) at the West Burton gas-fired power station in Nottinghamshire. E.ON's project received funding under the National Grid's EFR tender to deliver technologies capable of responding in less than one second at times of either an over- or under-supply of energy to the grid. Last year, Industrial Info reported on National Grid's scheme, the world's first energy-storage auction. It attracted 37 bidders, most of which were pitching battery-storage solutions, and National Grid has awarded contracts to eight companies to provide 200 MW of grid-scale battery storage, which it estimated will save the country £200 million ($262 million). For additional information, see August 31, 2016, article - U.K. Bets Big on Battery Power.
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The 10-megawatt (MW) lithium-ion battery plant has been fully installed and grid-connected at the Blackburn Meadows combined heat and power (CHP) site, which has a generating capacity of 30 MW, enough to power approximately 30,000 homes. The battery, delivered by Nidec ASI (Milan, Italy), is housed in four 40-foot-long shipping containers and according to E.ON has the same power as roughly 100 family cars and holds the same amount of energy as 500,000 mobile phone batteries.
"This is a milestone for E.ON in the new energy world and an important recognition of the enormous potential for battery solutions in the U.K.," said David Topping, director of Business Heat and Power Solutions at E.ON. "Having undergone successful grid testing by National Grid (NYSE:NGG) (London, England) we are the first Enhanced Frequency Response (EFR) operator to complete the installation and bring our system online. The success of this project, three months ahead of plan, is tribute to the excellent work done by colleagues across E.ON, as well as our contractors."
Leon Walker, commercial development manager at National Grid, added: "Using battery storage is a significant development for managing the national grid. It's an ultra-fast way of keeping electricity supply and demand balanced."
The project is one of a growing number of battery power projects being tracked by Industrial Info, and Blackburn Meadows will soon be eclipsed by much larger projects including the 49-MW battery projects planned by Électricité de France SA (EPA:EDF) (Paris, France) at the West Burton gas-fired power station in Nottinghamshire. E.ON's project received funding under the National Grid's EFR tender to deliver technologies capable of responding in less than one second at times of either an over- or under-supply of energy to the grid. Last year, Industrial Info reported on National Grid's scheme, the world's first energy-storage auction. It attracted 37 bidders, most of which were pitching battery-storage solutions, and National Grid has awarded contracts to eight companies to provide 200 MW of grid-scale battery storage, which it estimated will save the country £200 million ($262 million). For additional information, see August 31, 2016, article - U.K. Bets Big on Battery Power.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Our European headquarters are located in Galway, Ireland. Follow IIR Europe on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn For more information on our European coverage send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.eu or visit us online at Industrial Info Europe.
