Storage System for Offshore Wind Farm

ABB’s battery based storage system to optimize use of renewable energy while enhancing grid stability and power quality

ABB has won an order from DONG Energy, the leading Denmark based sustainable energy group, to deliver a two megawatt (MW) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to support the integration and transmission of power from the Burbo Bank offshore windfarm near Liverpool, UK. The 90 MW Burbo Bank offshore wind farm has been in operation since 2007 and is capable of supplying electricity for up to 80,000 UK homes. This will be the first time an offshore windfarm integrates such a storage system to stabilize the frequency of the grid in UK. The UK’s National Grid operates a frequency level of 50 Hertz (Hz) to ensure grid stability and quality of power... ... More: Official Press Release ABB

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ABB, battery, storage, DONG Energy, offshore