- The two battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Borlänge, with a combined power of 40MW, will provide vital grid flexibility, helping balance electricity supply and demand.
- Centrica Energy will optimise the assets, building on a growing portfolio of more than 770MW of BESS under contract across Europe.
- The project is the latest step in Centrica’s £4bn investment plans to support the UK’s transition to a more sustainable energy system.
Centrica has brought two battery energy storage systems (BESS) online in Sweden, with enough output to power the equivalent of 1,100 homes for a year.
The two systems, activated earlier this month, and delivered in partnership with global energy solutions provider Omexom, are both located in Borlänge, southern Sweden. With a combined power of 40MW, and a total expected annual output of around 21,900MWh, they offer the grid the flexibility needed to balance fluctuations in electricity production and consumption across the country and store renewable power when it is most needed.
Storing renewable energy using batteries makes it possible to better control the peaks and troughs associated with renewable energy generation – charging the batteries when electricity demand is low and discharging when demand peaks.
The assets will be optimised by Centrica Energy, which has a strong track record in the optimisation of battery technology with a growing portfolio of more than 770MW of BESS under contract across Europe. Battery output can be adapted in real-time delivering cost-effective energy storage that maximises the utilisation of green electricity available to the grid, whilst securing a stable return-on-investment.
This project is the latest step in Centrica’s £4bn investment plans to support the UK’s energy transition. This includes investments in nuclear, hydrogen, solar power and battery storage.
