Envision Energy to Supply Equipment for 50-MWh Battery Storage Project in UK

Credit: Aurora Energy Research

's has secured an agreement to supply hardware and equipment for the 50-MWh Field Whitebirk energy storage system (BESS) project in Blackburn, England.

The project is sponsored by grid-scale BESS developer Field.

Envision Energy stated it was awarded the supply contract following a competitive tender process aimed at identifying a scalable, strategic partner. The agreement supports Envision Energy's goal of expanding its energy storage division and increasing BESS deployment in the UK and mainland .

The company will provide the technology required to build the BESS onsite. Once operational, the Field Whitebirk system will participate in the capacity market.

“Envision Energy's product and expertise helped them progress swiftly through a thorough, competitive tender process and we're pleased to be working with them on Field Whitebirk,” said Ben Saward, Vice President for Supply Chain and Procurement at Field.

“When operational, the site will join our network of UK battery storage sites in balancing increasingly intermittent energy supplies across the grid to bolster energy security, bring down costs to consumers and decarbonize the power sector by 2030,” Saward added.

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