Another grid-scale BESS energised

[nowty]

And folk who have registered for project 4, were sent an email last month to see if there was appetite for a large solar park going live jan 2026.

https://camelot-forum.co.uk/phpBB3/view ... 990#p37753

[Mart]

Ripple have shy’ed away from batteries whenever someone asks that question to them. They say as its more of a financial investment trading power and does not meet with their business model rebating against your energy bill.

However at least one Coop has already bought into a share of a battery site, so it can be done.

Bristol Energy Coop have done it.
https://bristolenergy.coop/win-for-bris ... y-storage/

That's an interesting bit of news.

They refer to grid balancing, and diesel peakers, but they do mean balancing as in adding power when there's a shortfall, or actual frequency stabilisation?

I only ask, as I've recently heard a number of times, of big batteries now being used/capable (via the inverters) for 'virtual machine mode', where they can simulate the inertia of the steam turbines in power stations, to help keep the frequency from straying too far. This means that longer term, if we have enough big batts, then not only can they help to cover peaks and troughs in RE generation, but also displace the FF (and nuclear) powerstations role for frequency stabilisation.

[Joeboy]

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-so ... d-67064511

Saw this, thought of this thread.

[Joeboy]

Ripple have shy’ed away from batteries whenever someone asks that question to them. They say as its more of a financial investment trading power and does not meet with their business model rebating against your energy bill.

However at least one Coop has already bought into a share of a battery site, so it can be done.

Bristol Energy Coop have done it.
https://bristolenergy.coop/win-for-bris ... y-storage/

If they could dispose of the 120% limit I'd invest heavy in this. Ayrshire is within shouting distance of Glasgow, hence entire central belt and subsea interconnect to NI. Imagine!