Two new battery energy storage systems (BESS) developed by Eku Energy and NHOA Energy are now fully commissioned and ready to provide critical support to the UK’s electricity grid.
The sites in Basildon, Essex and Loudwater, Buckinghamshire, add a combined capacity of 130MWh and will deliver balancing and ancillary services across both the local and national networks.
The projects were developed by Eku Energy, a global specialist in battery storage, in partnership with NHOA Energy, a supplier of utility-scale storage systems.
Following successful testing and verification, the facilities are now set for commercial operation, providing flexible power and enhancing energy security.
Eku Energy CEO Daniel Burrows said, “The commissioning of Loudwater BESS and Basildon BESS creates diversity of our operating portfolio in the United Kingdom. Our growing operating portfolio creates further opportunities to support our customers by structuring innovative long-term contracts.”
He added, “Eku Energy is continuing to drive our mission of accelerating the energy transition by delivering safe, secure and reliable battery storage assets that provide cost-effective clean energy.”
The Loudwater site is a 39MW/55MWh system situated on 0.6 acres near High Wycombe. Designed with a low visual profile to suit its rural surroundings, it will be traded by Statkraft Energy.
The Basildon BESS is a 28MW/56MWh system – Eku Energy’s first two-hour battery in the UK – and occupies 1.6 acres near key grid infrastructure and generation assets. Habitat Energy will manage energy trading at the site.
Lucie Kanius-Dujardin, NHOA Energy’s Global Managing Director, praised the collaboration: “These projects exemplify how trusted, high-performance partnerships are essential for the energy transition… all teams operated with agility and a shared commitment to excellence.”
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