Statoil will try out a new solution for battery storage of electricity from offshore wind in the world’s first floating wind farm: Hywind pilot park off the coast of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Batwind will be developed in collaboration with Scottish universities and suppliers, under a new agreement on mutual understanding (MoU) signed in Edinburgh on March 18 between Statoil, Scotland’s government, Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Scottish Enterprise.
Battery Storage has the potential to dampen fluctuations in Energy supplies and optimize production. This can increase efficiency and reduce the cost of offshore wind. The pilot project in Scotland will provide a technological and commercial basis for future use of Batwind full-scale offshore wind parks, which can open up new business opportunities in a growing market.
Stephen Bull, executive director of offshore wind power, says:
– The group has a strong market position within offshore wind. By developing new solutions for battery storage, we can increase the value of wind power for both Statoil and our customers. With Batwind we can optimize the energy system from the wind farm to the power grid. Battery Storage represents a new solution in our offshore wind portfolio and can help to realize our ambition of profitable growth in this market.
Statoil will install a 1MWh pilot system based on Lithium battery storage at the end of 2018. This equivalent to the storage capacity of more than 2 million iPhone mobile phones.
part of Hywind Scotland
the pilot will be part of Hywind Scotland, an innovative offshore wind farm with five floating wind turbines located 25 km outside coast of Peterhead in Scotland. The wind farm is currently under construction and electricity production is planned to start late in 2017.
A specific program is being established to support and finance innovation in battery storage between Statoil and Scottish industry and academia. This program will be managed by ORE Catapult and Scottish Enterprise.
– We are happy to develop this project in Scotland, which has large wind resources, strong academic institutions and an experienced supplier. The agreement between Statoil, Scotland’s government, ORE Catapult and Scottish Enterprise represents a unique opportunity for governments, researchers and industry to work together to develop new energy solutions for the global market, says Bull.
– The signing of this agreement allows the parties to work together to develop battery storage solution Batwind. This will help to increase the supply of renewable energy from offshore wind Hywind, enhance the development of energy storage and demonstrate the technology’s potential to support the development of renewable energy in Scotland and internationally, says Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing.
– A common report from industry and government, produced by the Carbon Trust, recently concluded that if the energy market was adapted properly to take advantage of the benefits of energy storage in the broader energy system could consumers in the UK save more than 500 million per year on an average electricity bill and one could save more than 28 billion annually in the energy system as a whole by 2030, says Ewing.
– Can contribute and learn
– Our cooperation with Statoil represents a great opportunity to identify and support areas where Scottish universities and suppliers can contribute and learn from this innovative project. Innovations such as the integration of battery storage technologies is an important element in future energy mix and will enable a greater penetration of renewable technologies in Scotland and support the development of the next generation ideas floating wind, says Andrew Jamieson, CEO of ORE Catapult.
– We are now developing a program that will connect the Scottish supply industry’s capabilities and research excellence with the technological challenges related to developing innovative battery storage solutions, so that Scotland and the UK at large can benefit from the commercial opportunities that accompany this internationally important project, says Jamieson.
Maggie McGinlay, director of energy and clean technology in Scottish Enterprise, said:
– We have been working together with Statoil over several years to develop Hywind project, so it is wonderful to be involved in this next phase of innovation in battery storage. This is exactly the kind of innovation in the energy sector we are keen to encourage and support as it may have the potential to promote industrial growth in Scotland.
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