BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEMS

The UK traditionally has centralised power stations, designed to deliver large quantities of electricity across the National Grid Network, these centralised power stations were mainly coal-fired. As the government targets to phase out these power stations by 2025, coal only contributed to 23% of our energy mix within 2015. Over the Winter of 2018/2019 this has dramatically reduced to 5% with the government targeting for a full phase out by 2025. As the world understands how much of an impact we are actually having on our natural world, the need for de-carbonisation increases everyday. As the threat of global warming increases and the demand for more sustainable sources of electricity increases, renewable energy has become the forefront of our energy network. Wind and Solar are two of our most natural resources, leading the way to the UK’s target to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Already we have seen the share of renewables within the energy mix rise from 8% of the total consumption in 2015, to 5% in 2019.

                                    

The increase in demand for renewable power is higher then ever but the power can not be controlled like a traditional power supply. When the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine electricity can not be produced!

Electricity needs to be stored, enabling the Grid network to stabilise the UK’s power, on demand. Battery Storage Systems assist in storing the energy when the local or National Grid network don’t need it. When called upon a Battery Storage System can supply the power back in sub one second, providing instant power.

 

AT TIMES OF LOW DEMAND WE DIVERT ELECTRICITY TO OUR BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEM

 

AT TIMES OF HIGH DEMAND WE RETURN THE ELECTRICITY FROM OUR BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEM TO EITHER THE LOCAL OR NATIONAL GRID NETWORK

 

With multiple sites across the UK, Forepower has the ability to supply large amounts of power across the local and National Grid networks, assisting in stabilising the network. Designing, developing and operateing projects anywhere in the UK tailored to the needs of the area. Our sites range from 3MWs to 49.99MWs, participating in multiple markets to help produce a more localised energy network.

                                    

National Grid Services

Dynamic and Firm Frequency Response (FFR)

One of the most valuable balancing services, enabling the national grid to utilise assets on the grid network within 30 seconds. The network needs to control system frequency within 50Hz +/- 1%.

Capacity Market (CM)

During surges of demand or when other generation can not provide what energy is required, National Grid buy capacity ahead of delivery. The capacity market encourages sufficient investment in reliable capacity.

Triads

The Triads are three half hour settlement periods of the highest demand in the UK, between the months of November and February.

Balancing Mechanism (BM)

Due to electricity not currently being stored at scale, we must produce power at time of demand. The Balancing Mechanism allows the Balance of the electricity supply and demand close to real time.