NEC Energy Solutions has won turnkey contracts for two UK energy storage projects totalling 19MW.
One 9MW project is located at the port of Tilbury, while the second is the 10MW Lower Road facility in Brentwood, Essex.
The Tilbury project will use a metering scheme, installed by Nippon Koei, to enable the battery system to reduce the port’s peak demand while integrating with existing renewable generation on site. Lower Road will provide front of the meter grid services, NEC said.
Construction will start at Tilbury in December and at Lower Road in January 2019 with commercial operations scheduled to start in mid-2019.
Both projects were developed by Origami Energy and have since been acquired by Gore Street Energy Storage Fund.
NEC Energy Solutions chief executive Steve Fludder said: “These project awards and the continued success of the Gore Street Energy Storage Fund demonstrate investors’ confidence in the value of energy storage as an attractive, long-term investment in a rapidly growing global market.
“As a global leader in energy storage, we couldn’t be happier with our role in the Gore Street Energy Storage Fund and we look forward to working with Gore Street Capital on future projects as they continue to build out their portfolio.”
Gore Street Capital chief executive Alex O’Cinneide said: “We are delighted by the strong progress that Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has achieved in continuing to build the UK’s first listed diversified portfolio of energy storage opportunities.
“The EPC contracts are an important milestone in the commercialisation process and we are delighted to have secured such a highly regarded partner.”