Renewable energy developer Amp Energy has announced the development of two battery storage facilities with a capacity of 800 megawatts in central Scotland. The two 400 MW battery facilities are scheduled to be operational in April 2024 and will have 800 MWh of energy storage capacity.

The projects will be located in Hunterston and Kincardine and will provide grid stabilization services and power management in central Scotland, including Glasgow and Edinburgh. Both sites have planning permission from the Scottish Government's Energy Consent Department. In addition to two new synchronous capacitors for grid stabilization, Amp's facility will use advanced grid-tied inverter technology.

Paul Ezekiel, co-founder and chief investment officer at Amp, said: “The UK grid is transitioning to a greener net-zero market.” The recent acquisition of a 25GW offshore wind licence as part of the Scot Wind offshore wind leasing scheme has only accelerated this trend. a process. "Amp's Scottish battery facility is expected to provide Scotland with up to 1,750GWh of additional renewable energy per annum over the next few years. Keywords: engineering construction, engineering news

The Hunterston and Kincardine projects will also participate in National Grid's Scottish Stability Pathfinder 2 tender, which focuses on addressing voltage and stability issues facing the UK grid. Amp's European expansion includes developing and owning large-scale energy storage facilities for solar and wind in Spain and the UK. The company is also involved in the development of several green hydrogen projects to complement its green hydrogen development activities in the Asia Pacific region. It recently secured $350 million in financing from a consortium of institutional investors to support the construction of its growing portfolio of renewable energy and battery storage assets around the world.EditorXingWentao