- Welbar energy plans to develop a 350MW battery storage capacity in the United Kingdom.
- The facility will have a five-hour duration.
Energy firms Penso Power and Luminous Energy have secured planning permission for their joint venture, Welbar Energy Storage, to develop a 350MW connection capacity battery storage in the United Kingdom. The facility is expected to have a five-hour duration.
According to a local news report, the project in Hams Hall, North Warwickshire, includes approval for more than 1,750MWh of battery storage. The lithium-ion battery asset has scope for more than five hours of duration.
Penso Power noted that it would provide a broad range of services to support Britain’s electricity grid, including the potential to provide longer duration services.