Pivot Power, Wärtsilä and Habitat Energy activate 50 MW transmission-connected battery in Oxford, UK
Wärtsilä Corporation Trade press release 23 June 2021 at 12 noon EESTPivot Power, part of EDF Renewables, Wärtsilä, the global technology company, and Habitat Energy, the battery storage optimisation specialists, today activated the UK’s first grid-scale battery storage system directly connected to the transmission-network as part of the 41 million GBP Energy Superhub Oxford (ESO) project.
The government-backed project, led by Pivot Power, integrates energy storage, electric vehicle (EV) charging, low carbon heating and smart energy management technologies to decarbonise Oxford by 2040