UK battery fleet13 Aug 2019 12:15
UK battery storage fleet plays pivotal role in power cut response
https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/news/uk_battery_storage_fleet_pays_pivotal_role_in_power_cut_response
However as demand disconnected, the grid’s frequency bounced the other way, as Anesco asset managing director Mike Ryan explained, meaning battery storage projects were then required to charge to balance the grid once again.
“There has never been a clearer example of the vital role of storage for the grid. As more and more renewable generators come online and we drive towards ‘net zero’, such assets need to be effectively utilised and proper frameworks put in place to work with operators.”
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Jonny Gowdy, director at industry trade body Regen, said that Friday’s power cut demonstrated the importance of highly responsive assets such as battery storage to the system, but pointed out how contracts currently in place were markedly insufficient to mitigate against a rare double shutdown.
“The UK wants to be a world leading in smart energy and battery storage, but very few planned projects are making progress, largely due to uncertainty over future revenue streams."