\u2022 FRV and Harmony Energy have successfully energised and launched the Clay Tye battery energy storage system (\u201cBESS) site.<\/p>\n
\u2022 With 99MW \/ 198MWh, it is Europe\u2019s joint largest operational BESS by MWh and will support the mission to decarbonise the UK’s energy grid and enhance the UK\u2019s energy security.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Clay Tye operates 52 Tesla Megapack lithium-ion batteries, along with Tesla’s Autobidder.<\/p>\n
London, 21st of March, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n Global leading renewable energy development company, Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, and UK-based Harmony Energy, a leading developer, owner and operator of renewable energy infrastructure across Europe and New Zealand, have announced the energisation and launch of Clay Tye, Europe\u2019s joint largest battery energy storage system (\u201cBESS) by MWh, in line with their mission to contribute to the decarbonisation of the UK energy grid.<\/p>\n The Clay Tye site is located in Essex and has a total capacity of 99MW \/ 198MWh, making it the joint largest project of its kind operational in Europe. Clay Tye has enough power capacity to supply energy to more than 300,000 UK homes for 2 hours at a time.<\/p>\n Clay Tye will follow in the footsteps of the successful completion of FRV and Harmony Energy’s West-Sussex BESS, Contego, which has a capacity of 34MW \/ 68MWh, and the FRV and Harmony Energy BESS, Holes Bay, which has a capacity of 7.5MW \/ 15MWh. The project reflects FRV’s long-term investment plan to develop energy storage projects globally in countries such as the UK, Australia, Mexico, Chile and Spain.<\/p>\n Clay Tye uses 52 Tesla Megapack lithium-ion batteries, together with Tesla’s Autobidder AI software for energy capacity sharing and efficient project management. The Megapack batteries have a capacity of 198 MWh and are connected to the UK Power Networks distribution network, allowing them to store energy from renewable sources and provide on-peak flexibility to the UK’s national grid as part of the continued transition away from fossil fuels.<\/p>\n The inauguration of the site was attended by senior figures, including His Royal Highness Prince Khalid Bin Bandar Al Saud, Saudi Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Fady Jameel, Deputy President and Vice Chairman of Abdul Latif Jameel, International; Daniel Sagi-Vela, CEO, FRV; David Men\u00e9ndez, UK Managing Director and BESS CoE, FRV; and Peter Kavanagh, CEO, Harmony Energy. The attendance of these high-profile attendees underlines the sites\u2019 importance in delivering UK energy security and the energy transition and the role of foreign investments and partnerships in achieving this.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2022 FRV and Harmony Energy have successfully energised and launched the Clay Tye battery energy storage system (\u201cBESS) site. \u2022 With 99MW \/ 198MWh, it is Europe\u2019s joint largest operational BESS by MWh and will support the mission to decarbonise the UK’s energy grid and enhance the UK\u2019s energy security. \u2022 Clay Tye operates 52\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":18781,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[47,44,70],"class_list":["post-18779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases","category-projects","tag-bess","tag-storage","tag-uk"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n