New 362 MW/391 MWh UK energy storage project

Sungrow will supply a 362 MW/391 MWh energy storage project in the UK. The first phase of the project was grid-connected in Q1, 2022, while the rest will be brought online later in the year.

The energy storage project comes as Sungrow, an inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced a partnership with Statera Energy, an independent power producer and flexibility provider to the UK grid.

Statera Energy will adopt Sungrow’s ST3727kWh-3450UD-MV high-efficiency turnkey energy storage system solution with enhanced safety.

The hope is to develop subsidy-free energy storage capable of discharging power at times of peak demand or under-production in multiple suburbs across the UK.

The project aims to help the UK meet its capacity market objective and achieve long-term supply security.

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It will further strengthen the national grid’s dynamic containment frequency response service and offset risk of increased reliance on wind generation.

With the UK’s electricity system experiencing lower inertia and larger losses, faster acting frequency response products are required. System frequency is moving away from 50 Hz more rapidly as a consequence of imbalances, thus necessitating such services and products.

On January 27 of 2021, UK electricity system operator National Grid began allowing the stacking of revenues in parts of the balancing mechanism.

The National Grid expects the additional flexibility and revenue stacking to increase the efficiency of battery assets delivering the service. Subsequently increased competition would, in turn, reduce costs to the consumer.

“We have partnered with Sungrow because of its proven track record, the quality and the integrated nature of its product offering,” said Tom Vernon, Managing Director of Statera Energy Limited.

“Statera believes that battery storage will play a pivotal role in facilitating the transition to low carbon generation and will continue to work with Sungrow on coming projects in the UK in 2022.”