Europe's largest battery site goes live in Scotland, boosting UK energy grid

What just happened? Zenobē, an owner and operator of grid-scale batteries on Britain's transmission network, has launched commercial operations at Europe's largest battery site in Blackhillock, Scotland. This project marks a crucial milestone in the nation's clean energy transition by addressing grid congestion and enhancing the reliability of renewable power sources. The Blackhillock site is being implemented in two phases. The first phase, which just went live, has a capacity of 200MW. The second phase, scheduled for 2026, will add an additional 100MW, bringing the total capacity to 300MW/600MWh. This is equivalent to powering more than 3.1 million homes for two hours – more than the total number of households in Scotland. A number of cutting-edge technologies are working in concert to provide the necessary advanced energy storage and grid stability services at the site. The facility uses Wärtsilä's Quantum energy storage system technology, which is managed by the GEMS Digital Ener ... Read full article.