The UK's largest battery energy storage system has gone live in North Yorkshire. Lakeside Energy Park is a 100MW facility in Drax, near Selby, which can provide power to about 30,000 homes a day across England and Wales.
SSE Renewables has started construction of a new 150MW/300MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire – with the aim of strengthening support for the grid. Delegates from SSE Renewables were joined at a groundbreaking ceremony by principal contractor, OCU Services Ltd, and battery supplier, Sungrow Power UK Ltd.
The company has around 1.2GWh of battery projects construction ready in the UK. Peter Kavanagh, CEO of Harmony Energy, said: “The completion of the Contego site is a significant milestone in the continued deployment of battery energy storage in the UK, representing our largest development to date and a significant contribution to the network.
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are used to store energy from renewables, like solar and wind, and then release it when the power is needed most. Mark Selvaratnam, project manager of Lakeside Energy Park, said the facility would have a "significant impact" on the country’s clean energy transition.
National Grid plugs TagEnergy’s 100MW battery project in at its Drax substation. Following energisation, the facility in North Yorkshire is the UK’s largest transmission connected battery energy storage system (BESS). The facility is supporting Britain’s clean energy transition, and helping to ensure secure operation of the electricity system.
UK, 28 February 2024: Somerset will be home to a new multi-billion-pound electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility in the UK, it was confirmed today. Agratas, Tata Group’s global battery business, has confirmed that it will build a gigafactory on the Gravity Smart Campus near Bridgwater, Somerset.