The Anonymous Widower

Japanese Offshore Wind And Battery Storage Project Begins Commercial Operation

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on offshoreWIND.biz.

This is the sub-heading.

On 1 January 2024, JERA and Green Power Investment Corporation (GPI) began commercial operations at the 112 MW Ishikari Bay New Port Offshore Wind Farm in Japan, which they own through Green Power Ishikari GK, a special-purpose corporation (SPC).

The most significant thing about this wind farm, is that it has been designed from Day One to operate with a battery, which is detailed in the last paragraph.

The project also features a battery storage component with 100 MW x 180 MWh of capacity.

Note that the output of the battery is 89 % of that of the wind farm. Is that the ideal ratio between battery and wind farm capacities?

Conclusion

Because of my training, as an Electronics and Control Engineer, I belief that most renewable energy can be smoothed with the adding of a battery.

January 4, 2024 - Posted by AnonW | Energy, Energy Storage | Co-Located Wind/Battery Project, Control Engineering, Japan, Offshore Wind Power, Renewable Energy, Wind Power