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Amp Energy Announces Europe's Two Biggest Battery Storage Facilities

Amp Energy, a global Energy Transition Platform, and renewable energy developer, announces Europe's two biggest battery storage facilities with its 800 MW battery portfolio in central Scotland.

January 27, 2022. By News Bureau

Amp Energy, a global Energy Transition Platform, and renewable energy developer, announces Europe's two biggest battery storage facilities with its 800 MW battery portfolio in central Scotland.

The portfolio is due to be operational in April 2024 and will be comprised of two 400 MW battery facilities, each providing 800 MWhrs of energy storage capacity.

Setting the standard for energy storage globally, the projects, located in Hunterston and Kincardine, provide an important step forward for the UK towards achieving its net-zero target.

Following the recent ScotWind offshore wind announcement for the planned addition of 25 GW of new renewable generation capacity, the requirement for large-scale energy storage that can shift power and provide grid stability services is even more critical.

Over the coming years, Amp's Scottish battery facilities will enable up to 1,750 GWhrs per year of additional renewable energy to be generated in Scotland and transported to other regions of the UK, equivalent to enabling approximately 500 MW of new offshore wind deployments.

"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 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 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.

"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." 

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