Activation of Pivot Power’s 50 MW Wärtsilä energy storage system to unlock more renewable energy for the UK
Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade press release, 25 October 2021 at 11:00 AM EESTPivot Power, part of EDF Renewables, has activated a 50 MW lithium-ion energy storage system in Kemsley, Kent supplied by the technology group, Wärtsilä, to support the integration of renewable energy into the UK’s National Grid.
Wärtsilä has supplied an energy storage system at the Kemsley substation in South England which is directly connected to National Grid’s high-voltage transmission network. The system is the second to go live as part of Pivot Power’s nationwide rollout of Energy Superhubs, following the