“Scotland will have three of Europe’s largest battery energy storage systems after an infrastructure investment fund committed £800m to build two new power stations with a total capacity of 1.5 gigawatts.”, — write: epravda.com.ua
Scotland will have three of Europe’s largest battery energy storage systems after an infrastructure investment fund committed £800m to build two new power stations with a total capacity of 1.5 gigawatts. The Financial Times writes about it. Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, the UK’s largest battery supplier, said on Wednesday it would start construction on the Coalburn 2 project in South Lanarkshire, as well as the Devilla project in Fife. The two new power stations are expected to be commissioned in 2027-28 and will complement Coalburn 1, which is already under construction and due to become operational in October. Each of the 500 megawatt batteries is larger than any other in Europe, according to CIP.Advertisement: Together, the three systems will be able to store and supply 3 GWh of electricity to the grid, enough to power 4.5 million households for two hours. First Minister John Swinney described the investment as a “significant contribution to the development of Scotland’s energy transition infrastructure”. Battery energy storage systems, which can charge when electricity prices are low and discharge during periods of peak demand, provide grid flexibility that allows for faster deployment of renewable energy.Advertisement: This technology is vital to balancing demand when power producers cannot meet projected use. Reminder: Wind turbines in the UK have overtaken gas-fired power stations as the number one source of electricity for the first time, although they are still a long way from the ambitious targets for a clean energy system by 2030.