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Where is Harmony Energy's pillswood project located?

Aerial view of Harmony Energy’s Pillswood project in northern England, UK. Image: Harmony Energy. UK clean energy developer Harmony Energy has brought online a 98MW/196MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project. The site, located in Hull, northern England, uses a Tesla two-hour Megapack system.

Is pillswood the biggest battery storage project in Europe?

Image: Harmony Energy. Alex Thornton, operations director at Harmony Energy, gives us a deep dive into Pillswood, the biggest battery storage project in Europe, including the bold decision to be an early-mover into 2-hour lithium-ion BESS, in a market of much shorter duration assets.

How much energy does pillswood store?

The Pillswood facility has the capacity to store up to 196 MWh energy in a single cycle. It has been built next to the National Grid's Creyke Beck substation, which will be connected to Dogger Bank, the world's largest offshore wind farm, when it launches in the North Sea later this decade.

Will Tesla's harmony battery storage project be operated by autobidder?

Autobidder, Tesla’s algorithmic trading platform, will operate the project after continued success managing Harmony’s two existing battery storage projects, Hole Bay and Contego, over the past two years, which were both developed in conjunction with FRV.