Scotland’s Largest Standalone Operational Battery Storage Project of 50 MW is Switched On

Scotland's Largest Standalone Operational Battery Storage Project of 50 MW is Switched On

The largest standalone operational battery storage project of 50 MW in Scotland has gone online.

The project is located in Dundee and has been established by a joint venture between SUSI Partners and Eelpower. SUSI Partners is a Swiss firm that specialises in investment management in sustainable energy. Eelpower, based in UK, delves into large-scale grid connected storage.

The JV between the two firms has picked EDF as its trading and optimisation partner.

The Dunsinane project will be key to the decarbonisation of energy by balancing services to the National Grid. This, in turn, will pave the way for the integration of higher renewable generation.

The Chief Executive of Eelpower, Mark Simon, remarked, “Dunsinane is the first of a series of large battery assets which will transform the ability of the grid to balance the rapid growth in intermittent renewable generation and help manage constraints at this critical part of Britain. He added, “With EDF’s support, the site will deliver on the promise that flexible battery assets represent for Scotland….We are delighted to be partnering with SUSI-Eelpower ensuring they have a route to market for the first Scottish distribution connected battery,” added head of energy trading services at EDF Stuart Fenner.”

Simon concluded, “Battery storage plays a huge part in the road to net zero and helping to decarbonise our energy system and this is a major milestone for Scotland, as well as easing pressure on the National Grid.”

Preceding the commercial operations of the major battery project in Scotland, SUSI-Eelpower’s Dunsinane asset has commissioned a 10 MW battery in Winchester, England. The project will be of important to enhance grid stability since it is located in a congested part of the national electricity grid, which is around the Rownhams grid supply point in Hampshire.

Earlier, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) announced the development of up to 1.9 GW of floating offshore wind energy in Scotland.