Renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has been appointed by Zenobe to provide grid code compliance services for the 100MW Capenhurst battery energy storage project near Chester in England.
The work will include the provision of remote-control telephony enabling it to interface with the National Grid through Natural Power’s ControlCentre.
Natural Power will also provide high voltage support services to the project’s 33kV network including the provision of safety rules, 24/7 standby, and SAP support for planned and reactive work.
Natural Power ControlCentre head Kevin Armstrong said: “It’s fantastic to be able to support this ground-breaking project.
“Whilst our ControlCentre is a well-established resource, we’re continuing to broaden our support for new technologies, and will be further enhancing our dynamic grid balancing capabilities by optimising our ControlCentre resources and systems as well as further developing our services for both solar and battery energy storage client offerings.
“Zenobe is a world leader in its field with this project, and we’re proud to be helping facilitate the delivery of this new technology.”
Natural Power head of asset management Alistair Parlett said: “Our locally-based team of HV field staff, working closely with our ControlCentre team and the client, will help ensure the safe and efficient operation of this exciting project.”
The Capenhurst site is currently under construction and is due to be completed by summer 2022.
Once operational, the site will secure the power supply for the Mersey region with a reactive power service at a substantially lower cost to consumers.