Statkraft and Statera Energy have joined forces to develop 1GW of energy storage and utility-scale. flexible gas-powered generation.
The 15-year partnership will provide flexible energy services as part of the Norwegian energy giant’s UK-based virtual power plant (VPP).
The 1GW VPP is made up of a mix of renewables. battery storage and flexible gas generation and will combine output from power sources in real time and compare this data against the energy markets.
Statkraft previously said this will allow it to effectively match supply with demand in “seconds“ and optimise and trade power on the wholesale market more efficiently.
Under the new partnership. Statera – which is backed by global investment manager InfraRed Capital Partners – will provide Statkraft with one of the UK’s largest battery facilities. which will have a total capacity of 50MW.