NEC Energy solutions commissions 50 MW energy storage in UK with VLC Energy

Subsidiary of NEC Corporation, NEC Energy solutions declared completion of commissioning a total 50 MW energy storage projects in the UK with VLC Energy.

The 50MW portfolio, which is now fully operational and includes a 40 MW facility in Glassenbury in Kent and a 10 MW installation in Cleator in Cumbria, symbolizes the portfolio of utility based scale battery energy storage systems connected to the UK Grid. NEC ES provided turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services which included its GSS® end-to-end grid storage solution, entrusted with the task of operating the sites to provide the EFR service directly to National Grid. The Cleator and Glassenbury sites secured two contracts with National Grid in August 2016 for battery energy storage systems to provide Enhanced Frequency Response (EFR) to the UK system operator.

Justin Thesiger, Operations Director at Low Carbon, said: “The two new battery parks at Glassenbury and Cleator will ensure stability within the local grid and that the electricity demands of residents can be consistently met, including at times of high demand. Sites such as these are fundamental to our energy security and also to realize the full potential of renewable electricity generation that hit record levels earlier this year.”

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