A wind farm in the Irish Sea is integrating a 2MW battery system.
The first-of-its-kind wind power and battery hybrid system at an offshore wind farm is to provide frequency response to the UK grid.
DONG Energy will add the battery storage at its 90MW Burbo Bank wind farm in Liverpool Bay, on the west coast of the UK, later this year.
Denmark-based DONG Energy released the details at Offshore Wind 2017 in London earlier this month.
The company’s Ole Kjems Sørensen said: “The need for flexibility is expected to grow, and as a low-carbon leader, we’re keen to be part of the solution to make the energy system smarter.”
The battery system will be supplied by ABB Group, a Zürich-headquartered automation company.