- Clean energy developers TagEnergy and Harmony Energy have announced that their joint venture battery is now online.
- The project is TagEnergy’s third investment in battery storage facilities in the UK to become operational.
TagEnergy and Harmony Energy have announced that their joint venture battery energy storage system (BESS) is now online in Abernethy, Scotland. They confirmed the completion of the 49 MW project today, which progressively came online in sections from November last year.
The completed project known as the Jamesfield BESS – is now storing its first electrons using two-hour duration Tesla Megapack lithium-ion batteries, while Tesla’s Autobidder AI software is managing real-time trading and control from the site. The system is managed by renewables developer RES.
Franck Woitiez, chief executive at TagEnergy, hailed the milestone as “another important marker for TagEnergy in the UK and beyond as we leverage our substantial storage expertise to help stabilise the grid and make a meaningful difference to the planet by relentlessly pursuing a renewables-led energy future”.
The Jamesfield development became a joint venture with Harmony Energy following TagEnergy‘s acquisition of a 60 per cent stake in the project in November 2021. Santander UK supported the transaction with £12.5m funding.
The project is TagEnergy’s third investment in battery storage facilities in the UK to become operational, after Hawkers Hill Energy Park and Chapel Farm.
Completing the projects and its development pipeline bring TagEnergy’s total secured portfolio in the UK to 320MW/640MWh.