Capable of storing
1000MWh of
renewable energy
1000MWh of
renewable energy
Connected
directly to the
national grid
directly to the
national grid
Absolutely
zero
emissions
zero
emissions
Technology we use
What is BESS? (Battery Energy Storage System)
- Lithium Ion - the same battery that powers your smart phone.
- Cells packaged into modules and stacked into containers.
- DC battery voltage converted into AC using inverters, and transformed to grid voltages.
- Stores energy for 2 hours at full power.
Need for this project
It is our future! A renewable grid needs BESS for:
- Frequency regulation
- Stabilisation of voltage
- Instant response to 'events' (inertia)
- Energy buffering (enabling renewable penetration)
“Battery storage is a vital tool that we use to balance the grid and they play a wide range of roles in doing so.”
—National Grid
Minimal impact from operation:
- Low traffic, only maintenance vans
- Low noise
- Visual impact mitigated by sensitive landscaping
- Majority of site comprising standard height containers
- Zero emissions
This project
Battery Energy Storage System
- Connected directly to the SSEN Rothienorman substation
- Enables Scottish renewable generation to expand
- On 400kV transmission system, mainly supporting offshore wind
- Buffers energy north of constraint boundary
- 16 Ha site, 500MW power, 2 hour battery
- Designed to minimise landscape impact
- Includes biodiversity enhancement
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