Anticipated to begin operations by the end of this year, the Carnegie Road project will be Ørsted’s maiden venture into large-scale storage.
Ørsted, which was formerly Dong Energy, said that it will break ground on the battery project next month having secured the grid connection agreement and permits.
The Danish company has selected NEC Energy Solutions to supply a 20MW GSS Grid Storage Solution for the Carnegie Road battery storage facility, which will be utilized to deliver services to the UK’s National Grid.
During changes between peak and low power demand, the new energy storage project will play a role in managing grid stability, said the Danish firm.
According to NEC Energy Solutions, its GSS Grid Storage Solution is a factory-assembled, customizable, modular, grid-interconnect AC-ready energy storage system. The GSS grid storage battery system comprises energy storage, power conversion and NEC’s Aeros controls suite which will help in managing the battery storage asset.
Ørsted Energy Storage & Solar head Ryan O’Keefe said: “As batteries have a very high frequency response capability we believe they’ll play an important role in providing services for the support of the stability of the power grid.
“The demand for these services is likely to grow in the UK as the country is expected to decommission large parts of its carbon-based generation fleet and introduce more renewables generation.”
Shaw Energi, which had originally developed the Carnegie Road battery storage project, will help Ørsted in executing the project.
Ørsted UK managing director Matthew Wright said: “Acquiring the Carnegie Road plant is an important step forward as it’s our first commercial-scale battery storage project.
“We’re investing billions of pounds in the UK’s energy infrastructure and this is another significant investment that puts the UK at the heart of the global energy transition.
