Siemens and AES joint venture Fluence is to provide battery systems totalling 60MW to the second phase of UK Power Reserve’s 120MW energy storage portfolio in England.
The contract builds on a previous deal between the two parties for the 60MW first phase of the portfolio, which is already under construction.
UK Power Reserve secured the storage portfolio in the 2016 Capacity Market auction. All the projects, which will use Fluence’s Advancion technology, are required to be online by winter 2020 but will be operational next year.
UK Power Reserve head Sam Wither said: “By splitting our portfolio into two 60MW sets of projects, we’ve had the opportunity to fully assess the market and took a nimble approach to keep up with this rapidly evolving space.”
Fluence chief executive Stephen Coughlin said: “UK Power Reserve is a leading force in modernising the UK’s electric infrastructure and we are delighted to expand our partnership.
“By combining our ability to deliver robust solutions at this scale with UK Power Reserve’s deep market expertise, these projects will be ready to provide ongoing value for the UK grid and its consumers in less than a year.”