The Hams Hall site has a 350 MW transmission network connection, and the approved design allows for deployment of more than 1,750 MWh of battery storage. The Hams Hall project is expected to provide a broad range of services to support the UK electricity system including potentially longer duration services, with scope for more than five hours duration.
Hams Hall is part of a large pipeline of projects that BW Group committed to fund under the agreement that it announced with Penso Power in October 2021. Penso Power, Luminous Energy and BW Group will become joint shareholders in the development, with Penso Power overseeing the project’s deployment and managing the project once it is operational.
“We are pleased that planning has been secured for Hams Hall, an important project in our multi-gigawatt pipeline” said Richard Thwaites, Chief Executive of Penso Power. “This project is globally significant in scale, and we expect it to play an important role in ensuring the resilience of the UK’s electricity system.”
David Bryson of Luminous Energy added that from the company’s initial site selection through the planning process, the company has worked closely with the local planning authority, National Grid and local groups.
“Now more than ever the UK needs to take back control over its energy supply” Mr Bryson said. “Energy storage is critical in supplying affordable, clean power, while also enhancing the UK’s grid reliability. This project, one of a pipeline we have in development, will also contribute financially to sustainable and green initiatives locally.”
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