Blackhillock BESS: Europe’s Largest Battery Goes Live

Synopsis

Zenobē has recently commenced operations at its Blackhillock energy storage site, with phase 1 – 200MW of a 300MW project – now complete. The site is the world’s first battery to provide Stability Services to overcome the challenges of transporting large amounts of offshore wind power to where it is needed on the UK grid. The site will lower consumer bills by over $220 million over 15 years and is a prime example of how innovative UK companies are developing new technical solutions using energy storage which could bring commensurate benefits to ISOs and grids in the US.