CHP
UK-first’ battery installation at Blackburn Meadows
Blackburn Meadows CHP plant is a 30MW renewable energy plant capable of producing enough power for around 40,000 homes, converting recycled waste wood into electricity. The heat which is produced through the electricity generation process is used in a district heating scheme providing heat to customers including Sheffield Forgemasters, the Sheffield Arena and Ice Sheffield, reports UKPN.
E
.ON has completed the installation and grid connection of its 10MW battery at the Blackburn Meadows biomass plant near Sheffield – a new
energy storage project that will help keep power supplies stable and support the range of power generation sources feeding into the UK’s National Grid. The 10 megawatt (MW) lithium-ion battery
is housed in four 40ft long shipping containers. It has the same power as roughly 100 family cars and holds the same amount of energy as 500,000 mobile phone batteries1. The Blackburn Meadows battery was successful in National Grid’s Enhanced Frequency Response (EFR) tender to deliver technologies capable of responding in less
than one second at times of either an over- or under-supply of energy to the grid. Power supply and demand on the UK grid
must be matched closely in real-time to main- tain a safe frequency so household electrical appliances function properly. Balancing the grid is becoming more challenging because the growing range of renewable generation sources make the electricity system less stable & more prone to changes in frequency. Battery systems work by immediately discharging power to the network when the frequency falls – either when supply drops or when demand increases – bringing the frequency backup. The battery is also available to take power off the network if supply is greater than demand..
“Over four years we
estimate that this service will save the system operator around
£200m. “ Leon
Walker,
Commercial Development Manager at National Grid
As well as helping to make more efficient use
of renewable energy sources, the batteries will also be able to provide extra power to the network at times of peak demand as part of the Capacity Market. “This is a milestone for E.ON in the new
energy world and an important recognition of the enormous potential for battery solutions in the UK,” said David Topping, Director of Business Heat and Power Solutions at E.ON. “Having undergone successful grid testing
by National Grid we are the first EFR operator to complete the installation and bring our sys- tem online. The success of this project, three months ahead of plan, is tribute to the excel- lent work done by colleagues across E.ON as well as our contractors.” Leon Walker, Commercial Development
Manager at National Grid, added: "Using battery storage is a significant development for managing the national grid. It's an ultra-fast way of keeping electricity supply and demand balanced. Over four years we estimate that this service will save the system operator around £200m. This is good news for consumers who benefit from cost efficiencies, and paves the way for battery technology
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