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Ørsted Breaks Ground On Innovative UK Battery Energy Storage System

The title of this post, is the same as that, as this news item from Ørsted.

This is the sub-heading.

Ørsted, a global leader in offshore wind energy, has marked breaking ground for its first large-scale UK battery energy storage system (BESS) with a golden shovel ceremony.

These four paragraphs give more details of the project.

Located alongside Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm, near Norwich, Norfolk, the system will have a capacity of 600 MWh (and a 300 MW power rating), equivalent to the daily power consumption of 80,000 UK homes.

The golden shovel ceremony officially kicks off the construction phase of the project, known as Iceni after the Norfolk-based warrior tribe of the Roman era. It is expected to be operational by the end of 2026.

Preparatory works are now complete and the Ørsted, Knights Brown and Tesla Iceni team will continue with the remainder of the installation.

When completed, the battery energy storage system will be one of the largest in Europe.

Note.

1. The batteries themselves are from Tesla.
2. The project was previously known as the Swardeston BESS.
3. The project will be located near to the Swardeston substation to the South of Norwich.
4. The project doesn’t seem very innovative to me, as it appears to be a BESS built from Tesla batteries.

Like many batteries, it is designed to supply power for two hours.

March 17, 2025 - Posted by AnonW | Energy, Energy Storage | Ørsted, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Hornsea Wind Farm, Offshore Wind Power, Swardeston BESS, Tesla, Two-Hour BESS, Wind Power