Amp Energy announces the largest battery storage facilities in Europe with two flagship 400 MW projects located in Scotland
"With these ground-breaking projects Amp is making a significant investment in vitally needed green infrastructure as the UK transitions to a fully decarbonized grid. Our projects not only support the growth of renewable generation in Scotland but also provide an alternative to costly transmission upgrades for consumers" said Ben Skinner, Vice President Global Markets at Amp.
The Hunterston and Kincardine projects are also participating in National Grid's Scottish Stability Pathfinder 2 tender, which seeks to address voltage and stability issues faced by the UK electricity grid. Amp's facilities will deploy state-of-the-art grid-forming inverter technology alongside two new Synchronous Condensers installations which also assist with grid stabilisation.
"The UK electricity grid is in the process of transitioning to a greener net-zero market", according to Amp's Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer, Paul Ezekiel. "This has only been accelerated with the recently awarded addition of 25GW of offshore wind licenses as part of the ScotWind offshore wind leasing program. Amp's development of strategically located, transmission-connected utility-scale batteries is helping the GB transmission network operator to provide UK citizens with a stable and secure carbon free electricity system."
This investment continues Amp's expansion into Europe which includes development and ownership of solar and wind with large-scale energy storage facilities in Spain and the UK, alongside active development of several green hydrogen projects that complement its Asia-Pacific green hydrogen development activities.
The Scottish Green Battery Complex will be optimized and dispatched by Amp X, Amp's proprietary AI-powered digital energy platform. Amp X relies on its proprietary and already bankable transactive-ready system architecture and cloud-hosted state-of-the-art advanced analytics. Operating autonomously, the Amp X platform provides solutions to grid constraints, providing flexibility and enabling the end-to-end energy transition.
"With our global scale and the disruptive innovation that we are deploying with our Amp X platform, we are at the forefront of the global energy transition." Paul said. "The deployment of Green Hydrogen and utility-scale energy storage, such as the Scottish Green Battery Complex, is critical to our continued rapid growth and long-term strategy."
About Amp
Amp is a global energy transition platform.
We develop, own and operate clean energy assets throughout our core markets around the world. Alongside Amp X, our disruptive grid-edge technology platform utilizing proprietary artificial intelligence expertise, we are reimagining the grid and leading the Energy Transition. The company is headquartered in Toronto with global operations throughout North America, Australia, Japan, Spain, Czech Republic, and the UK.
Founded in 2009, Amp is a high-growth disruptor at scale, backed by major investments from institutional capital partners including most recently Carlyle, which invested US$374 million for a minority stake in the company in late 2020.
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