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UK’S LARGEST INDUSTRIAL-SCALE BATTERY WITH PV GOES LIVE
What is claimed to be the UK’s largest industrial- scale project combining both battery storage and solar PV has been installed and commissioned at workplace supplies firm Lyreco in Telford, Shropshire
ow online, the 500kW / 950kWh ‘behind-the-meter’ Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is providing valued services back to the grid whilst also powering Lyreco’s busy 24-hour distribution centre alongside the 3.8MWp rooftop PV array that was completed at the site in January 2016. Energy solutions developer, EvoEnergy agreed the development, construction and financing for the BESS in the summer with the project starting in August 2017. The installation was commissioned in time to be available during the Triad season from November to February and has successfully met the Triad warnings issued during January 2018.
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INFRASTRUCTURE During the build, three PodPoint 22kW fast electric vehicle charging stations were also installed by EvoEnergy in the firm’s carpark to provide valued facilities to its staff and visitors. The BESS includes ten Tesla
Powerpacks, connected to two bi- directional power inverters and a control system. To gain extra capacity for the battery and EV charging stations, a new ring main unit and transformer also had to be installed prior to installation. To support the infrastructure, a concrete plinth was installed in addition to a protective fence to keep the batteries secure and safe from unauthorised personnel. Interactive monitoring of the system is also integrated so that staff and visitors can see the historic and real-time impact the battery is having on the site. The primary function of the BESS is to
‘absorb’ and ‘supply’ energy to and from the National Grid’s infrastructure over a
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The BESS includes ten Tesla Powerpacks, connected to two bi- directional power inverters and a control system
15-year agreement. Technology-driven utility Limejump has been appointed as the aggregator for the project. It will manage the BESS, helping to keep the grid balanced through demand response at sub-second granularity while optimising revenue for Lyreco. Limejump’s head of demand response Jason Stocks, says: “We are proud to be working with EvoEnergy on its first co- located behind-the-meter project. Our knowledge, experience and capability in maximising revenues for customers, coupled with EvoEnergy’s ambitious plans for future projects, makes this an exciting partnership.”
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS The BESS also enhances Lyreco’s environmental commitment by part- charging the battery with electricity generated by the solar PV that would otherwise be exported, increasing self- generated consumption in addition to reducing triad charges. Peter Gojka, building services manager for Lyreco, says: “The natural progression for our large PV project was to add battery storage capability. Not only is this a cost benefit to the company, but it demonstrates our commitment to innovation, and aligns ourselves with the Government’s recently announced Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan. “The addition of fast charging points
will allow us to also use some of our solar energy to charge electric vehicles, and we have future proofed the installation to allow for additional charge stations at a
The primary function of the BESS is to ‘absorb’ and ‘supply’ energy to and from the National Grid’s infrastructure
later date. This will encourage our staff to make the change to hybrid and full electric vehicles, sooner than they may otherwise consider, based on limited charging facilities and range constraints.” Peter Alder, head of sales and
marketing at EvoEnergy, says: “EvoEnergy has been developing this project with several parties for over a year, optimising the solution for Lyreco, investors and the grid. Now the installation is fully functioning this is a really fantastic proof of cutting edge technologies working together in an innovative operating platform, ready for the future.”
ABOUT THE DEVELOPERS Lyreco is a global workplace solutions provider with 10,000 employees working in 42 countries across four continents. With 400,000 SqM of distribution centres globally, its network of 1,700 vans delivers more than 230,000 packages every day. EvoEnergy is a multi-award winning
company and one of the UK’s leading energy solutions developers offering a full turnkey solution to commercial clients for solar PV, energy storage and electric vehicle charging. EvoEnergy was recently awarded ‘Contractor of the Year’ at the 2017 Solar Power Portal awards. Limejump is a technology-driven
utility, providing aggregation, trading and supply services in the UK. The company is re-engineering the energy utility model, enabled by its market- leading software expertise in the application of big data and machine- learning tools. Its technology platform integrates batteries and a mixture of other assets in its Virtual Power Plant to take advantage of price arbitrage, ancillary services and real-time optimisation opportunities.
For more information, please visit the following websites:
www.lyreco.com www.evoenergy.co.uk www.limejump.co.uk
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