- SSE Renewables has inaugurated its first battery energy storage system (BESS).
- SSE partnered with Finnish technology group Wartsila Corp on the project, comprising 26 battery units.
A unit of UK utility, SSE Renewables, has inaugurated its first battery energy storage system (BESS). The BESS is a 50 MW/100 MWh project at Salisbury in Wiltshire, England.
After finishing final energisation tests earlier this month, the company said the facility is now fully operational and trading in Great Britain’s wholesale energy market. The firm added that at peak demand periods, the system can power over 80,000 homes for two hours.
Also, SSE Renewables partnered with Finnish technology group Wartsila Corp on the project, which comprised 26 battery units and broke ground in 2022. The BESS is located next to the old Quidhampton Quarry at Salisbury.
Furthermore, John Glen MP, Cabinet Minister and Paymaster General, formally opened the Salisbury battery. The Salisbury battery is the first operational battery site in SSE’s portfolio.