Fidra Energy and Sungrow have announced the signing of a strategic 4.4GWh energy storage partnership agreement to support Fidra’s plans to establish a 10GW battery platform across the UK and other European markets by 2030.
Under the Agreement, Sungrow will supply its PowerTitan 2.0 batteries to two of Fidra’s UK sites – Thorpe Marsh in South Yorkshire and West Burton C in Nottinghamshire.
Thorpe Marsh is planned to have 1.45GW capacity and is targeted to begin construction in 2025. The project is intended to be initially two hours in duration (2.9GWh) with expansion potential to four hours in duration (5.8GWh).
The second site will be West Burton C, located in Nottinghamshire, UK. The project is expected to have 500MW capacity and construction of the site is scheduled to begin in 2026. Fidra Energy’s additional projects include Bicker Fen 1&2, a 1.2GW site in the East Midlands.
James Wu, Senior Vice President of Sungrow, said the liquid-cooled The PowerTitan 2.0 “is designed specifically for grid-forming, significantly enhancing the resilience and stability of the UK’s power grid while enabling efficient and long-term participation in the ancillary service market.”