Shell Energy Europe and Vodafone Procure & Connect have joined forces on a new UK battery pilot project aimed at testing how large-scale battery storage can enable smarter, more sustainable energy use.
The project is designed to explore the role of flexible storage in supporting grid operations and advancing corporate energy strategies.
As part of the pilot, Vodafone Procure & Connect will tap into the operational benefits of the 100MW, three-hour battery energy storage system located in Bramley, Hampshire – one of the UK’s largest grid-connected battery sites. Managed by Shell and owned by BW ESS, the facility will serve as a testbed for evaluating how battery assets can be optimised to reduce carbon emissions, improve energy resilience, and lower operational costs.
Through Shell’s battery optimisation platform, this UK battery pilot will give Vodafone real-time insights into how storage can be integrated into its broader energy management framework.
Ninian Wilson, global supply chain director at Vodafone and CEO of Vodafone Procure & Connect, said, “Partnering with Shell gives us the opportunity to explore how energy flexibility could play a role in our long-term sustainability goals. It’s an important step that reflects our commitment to reducing carbon emissions across our supply chain.”
Rupen Tanna, Head of European Power Trading at Shell, added, “This collaboration shows how companies in different sectors can work together to test innovative approaches to energy use. We are pleased to work with Vodafone Procure & Connect on how storage can be brought into corporate energy strategies.”
The pilot marks a significant step in cross-sector collaboration, highlighting how digital optimisation and battery storage can work together to support the energy transition and build more resilient, low-carbon operations.
Image: Shell Energy and Vodafone Procure & Connect are working together on a new UK battery pilot project
