Featured in Work in progress – 04-2023

Pathfinders for grid stability

Non-synchronous renewable energy affects grid stability but storage-as-transmission (SAT) assets offer grid companies a trump card. Whether it’s “virtual transmission” in Australia, Germany’s “Grid Booster” program, or the giga-scale pipeline of projects emerging in the United Kingdom, energy storage is finding a way.

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Marija Maisch

05 Apr 2023

Wärtsilä is the battery partner on the 300 MW/600 MWh Blackhillock BESS project. | Photo: Wärtsilä

In February 2023, construction began on 200 MW of a 300 MW/600 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) site in Blackhillock, Scotland. Developers want it to be the world’s first transmission-connected BESS to offer grid stability. Rather than boost or replace wires, Blackhillock will provide full active and reactive power services.With the UK aiming for …

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