Sembcorp will develop a 360MW battery system at the Wilton industrial site
Sembcorp’s UK arm plans Europe’s biggest battery storage system
Short-term duration system will have capacity of 360MW using lithium-ion batteries
Singapore-based energy company Sembcorp Industries plans to deploy Europe’s largest battery energy storage system at the Wilton International industrial complex on Teesside in northeast England. The 360MW lithium-ion based system is expected to supply short-duration storage of around two hours, capable of providing fast-response balancing services to the UK’s National Grid transmission system. “Now, more than ever, flexible energy sources play an increasingly important role in maintaining secure and reliable energy supplies. With a growing reliance on renewables, the UK energy system needs to be flexible and able to respond quickly to changes,” says Andy Koss, Sembcorp’s CEO for the UK &
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