The Swindon Battery Energy Storage System is a 50,000kW energy storage project located in Swindon, England, UK. The rated storage capacity of the project is 50,000kWh.

The electro-chemical battery energy storage project uses lithium-ion as its storage technology. The project was announced in 2017 and will be commissioned in 2021.

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Description

The Swindon Battery Energy Storage System is being developed by Public Power Solutions. The project is owned by Public Power Solutions (100%), a subsidiary of Swindon Borough Council.

The key applications of the project are frequency regulation and grid support services.

Contractors involved

Public Power Solutions is the owner. Public Power Solutions is the developer.

Additional information

The site, enclosed between a main road, railway line and a retail park, is previously developed land which was formerly used as a municipal depot and will connect to the grid via a nearby substation at Toothill. The lithium-ion batteries would be housed in containers with a 30-year lifespan for the project as a whole, and offer significant land rental value for Swindon Borough Council for the brownfield site. Public Power Solutions (PPS), established in 2010 and refocused on to sustainable energy solutions and waste treatment three years later, submitted documents on 10 November pertaining to the proposed project at the former Mannington Depot.

Methodology

All publicly-announced energy storage projects included in this analysis are drawn from GlobalData’s Power IC. The information regarding the projects are sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific power players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector.