Vattenfall powers up battery at wind farm in England

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Battery@Ray is a 20 MW / 45.5 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) co-located at Ray Wind Farm / The BESS will help keep the electricity grid stable and enable excess electricity to be stored and fed back into the grid / Ray Wind Farm has been generating renewable energy for over 6 years, producing around 10% of Northumberland’s energy needs / One charge from Battery@Ray could meet the electricity demand of 3,500 UK households for 24 hours

Vattenfall has installed a 20MW, 2-hour Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) next to its 16 turbine Ray Wind Farm near Otterburn in NE England. The wind farm has been operating for over 6 years and produces around 10% of Northumberland’s energy needs.  Owned and operated by Vattenfall, Battery@Ray will help to keep... ... More: Official Press Release Vattenfall

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