Thrive Renewables is to acquire a 5MW/7.5MWh battery storage facility from Eclipse Power Generation.
Located at Wicken, just outside of Milton Keynes, the battery - which is to be constructed by summer 2021 - is to be Thrive Renewables first foray into the market. It is to participate in wholesale market trading as well as take part in future capacity market auctions to provide balancing services to National Grid ESO. The battery will also be capable of providing balancing services to the local distribution network.
Monika Paplaczyk, senior investment manager at Thrive Renewables, said that the company is “very pleased” to be providing flexibility and therefore enabling more wind and solar power to come onto the system.