Europe’s largest battery storage project, the 100-megawatt system in Minety in Wiltshire, South West England, is now fully operational. Controlled and optimised by Shell-owned Limejump, the battery will help balance the UK’s electricity demand, providing electricity for up to 10,000 homes for a day before being recharged.
In a landmark move, energy titan Shell has inked a seven-year agreement to trade power from the Bramley project, a 330MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) under development by BW ESS and Penso Power in Hampshire. Once operational, this project will become the UK's longest-duration BESS.
Two years after announcing an initial partnership to implement EV battery swap stations together, NIO and Shell have opened their first station in Europe. The new location joins several swap stations already implemented in China, as both parties look to expand their footprint together on two separate continents.
Today, the companies opened their first station in the Netherlands with plenty more on the way. NIO Netherlands shared news of the first Shell co-branded swap station opening in Europe via Twitter, featuring the images you see above. According to NIO’s Weibo account, the initial station is located in Harmelen, Netherlands.
Shell Energy Europe Limited signed a multiyear offtake agreement in early 2020 to trade all of the power from the battery, as part of Shell’s wider work to help accelerate the transition to cleaner energy sources.
Shell's energy management software platform, Limejump, controls and optimises the system, which can power up to 10,000 homes for a day before needing to be recharged. Shell manages the power trading from the two 50MW batteries developed by Penso Power, with funding from China Huaneng Group and CNIC Corporation.