Grid-scale battery energised

[dan_b]

https://renews.biz/83766/zenobe-connect ... y-to-grid/

Zenobe has connected its 100MW UK battery in Capenhurst, Cheshire, to the grid.

The facility is the largest battery directly connected to the transmission network in Europe, connecting at 275,000 volts, and the first in the world to have a commercial contract to provide reactive power.

[Mr Gus]

Great news dan, thanks for posting.
(i'm wondering what the land use footprint is, a step closer for windfarm & battery combo's)

[dan_b]

https://www.zenobe.com/case-studies/capenhurst/

Can't really tell from these shots

This article gives a bit more technical detail and the "size of two football pitches" metric

https://airqualitynews.com/2023/02/13/1 ... to-chester

[Mr Gus]

A football pitch is 2 acres (ish) thus this is 4 ..ish, not bad