Statkraft records battery power record in Ireland

• Norwegian designer just recently leveraged its power storage assets under monitoring to provide 60MWh over two

Statkraft has actually efficiently joined the biggest send off to date of power from battery storage into Ireland's electricity market.

During the early evening of 14 July when energy margins were tightest, EirGrid called on Statkraft to take advantage of its portfolio of power storage space projects under administration, to provide over 60MWh of power across two hrs, which amounts powering over 60 homes throughout the night height duration.

This was after that followed by an unexpected dispatch of power from a smaller sized variety of storage space units throughout the evening optimal on 18 July, when the system experienced tight margins once again in problems that caused a brownish-yellow alert during the cozy weather.

Statkraft takes care of virtually 40% of the general storage capacity operating on the island in behalf of asset owners, which is optimised by Statkraft's exclusive automated trading optimization platform, Unity.

Nick Heyward, Statkraft's Head of UK Storage Space-- Markets, stated: "It is a welcome development to see bigger amounts of storage space being sent off to support Ireland's electricity market at important times.

" I am delighted that Statkraft was able to support such a considerable demonstration of battery storage, and we look forward to seeing more of our customers' assets contribute throughout the upcoming winter.

" However, there is even more to do prior to storage space assets can get involved extra proactively in wholesale markets, not just at times of system stress, to more assistance the low-carbon shift and also to lower overall prices for customers. We look forward to functioning additionally with EirGrid and also our customers around."