The Oxford energy storage installation is the first of 40 that Pivot Power is planning in the UK. Image credit: Pivot Power. The UK’s first grid-scale battery storage system directly connected to the electricity transmission network has been activated today (23 June) in Oxford.
Energy storage facilities can be employed for various purposes in power systems such as reliability procurement, frequency regulation, or redressing fluctuation caused by uncertain and intermittent sources. These technologies deliver power in various scales and various response speed.
For this reason, worldwide efforts are being made to develop more efficient energy storage systems. Energy storage facilities can be employed for various purposes in power systems such as reliability procurement, frequency regulation, or redressing fluctuation caused by uncertain and intermittent sources.
The system is the first to go live as part of Pivot Power’s plans to deploy up to 40 similar sites throughout the UK. The 50MW lithium-ion battery energy storage system will be directly connected to National Grid’s high-voltage transmission system at the Cowley substation on the outskirts of Oxford.
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Even though pumped storage technology is the most common type of grid-scale energy storage, various ongoing studies are still looking for other efficient alternatives. Some emerging large-scale storage technologies have been proposed, or even tested as a prototype in small scale.