US battery maker KORE Power wins UK supply deal for 20MWh battery storage project, KORE Power’s 12GWh KOREPlex lithium battery plant to be commissioned next year.
Battery manufacturer KORE Power will supply batteries for a 10MW/20MWh battery energy storage project that ABB is developing with UK green energy provider Ecotricity.
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Lithium battery storage system BESS
BESS
The Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) will be installed at Ecotricity’s existing 6.9MW wind farm in Gloucestershire, UK in 2023, and KORE will equip it with Mark 1 energy storage batteries of high energy density NMC (nickel cobalt manganese) battery technology Modules provide services.
The Mark 1 battery energy storage system is fully certified to UN 38.3, UL 1973 and IEC 62619, and is UL 9540A compliant.
KORE said the battery storage ESS project was a key step for the company in the “fast-growing UK market”. KORE itself is headquartered in the United States, where it is currently building a lithium battery gigafactory with an annual capacity of 12GWh.
BESS integrator – KORE Solutions
The company also recently launched a full-service battery storage integrator division through the acquisition of existing supplier Northern Reliability – KORE Solutions
ABB’s eStorage MAX BESS will be integrated with Ecotricity’s smart grid platform, using the company’s proprietary optimization model to dispatch battery storage based on system demand.
KORE said the lithium battery energy storage project is designed to provide a substantial complement to the company’s renewable energy offerings, while highlighting the potential of short-term fast-response battery energy storage technologies such as BESS to add additional stability to the national grid.
“We share ABB’s and Ecotricity’s vision that renewable, reliable energy is the smart choice for business and the planet,” said Lindsay Gorrill, co-founder and CEO of KORE Power. “This project shows that our clean energy future is here.”
