Envision Energy has been selected to provide hardware and equipment for a new battery energy storage system (BESS) project in partnership with Field.
The project, known as Field Whitebirk, involves a 50 MWh battery storage facility located in Blackburn, England.
Following a competitive tender process, Envision Energy secured the contract to supply the necessary components for the BESS, which is expected to play a significant role in the UK’s Capacity Market. This initiative is designed to support various Energy System Operator (ESO) revenue streams, emphasizing the increasing importance of energy storage in managing grid reliability.
Mark Walton-Hayfield, Senior Director for Energy Storage in the UK and Ireland at Envision Energy, commented, “We are proud that our advanced BESS solutions have been recognised by Field for their exceptional standards in safety, reliability and technical capability. We are excited to bring our Tier 1 technology to Whitebirk whilst continuing to collaborate and partner with Field more broadly and make a significant contribution to the global energy transition.”
Ben Saward, Vice President for Supply Chain and Procurement at Field, remarked, “Envision Energy’s product and expertise helped them progress swiftly through a thorough, competitive tender process and we’re pleased to be working with them on Field Whitebirk. When operational, the site will join our network of UK battery storage sites in balancing increasingly intermittent energy supplies across the grid to bolster energy security, bring down costs to consumers and decarbonise the power sector by 2030.”