Habitat Energy, an international battery storage and renewable energy optimiser, has been selected to optimize a 157MW BESS portfolio in the UK.
The 157 MW portfolio is co-located with 133 MWp of solar PV, which Habitat Energy will market and optimize on behalf of UK-based sustainable infrastructure developer AGR Renewables. The partnership includes three locations in the east of England and will initially run for seven years under a trade agreement.
The sites themselves are East Socon in Cambridgeshire (50 MW 2.5 hours BESS), Little Hale in Lincolnshire (50 MW 2.5 hours BESS) and Priory Generation in Bedfordshire (57 MW 2.5 hours BESS). All three locations are expected to be operational by 2027.
As part of its work at the sites, Habitat Energy will optimize the BESS around the solar energy in real time. The company says it will do this through its AI-powered price and weather forecasting tools; All decisions made through this process are monitored by Habitat Energy’s 24/7 trading team.
Thanks to this partnership, Habitat Energy’s UK portfolio now stands at 2 GW of assets under contract. Meanwhile, its global portfolio now stands at 5.5 GW of renewables and battery storage.
As the company’s footprint grows, so does its impact on the UK’s renewable energy landscape.
Once operational, Habitat Energy’s sites will be an “important addition to Britain’s flexible energy infrastructure,” the company said in its official announcement. It noted that such investments in the UK’s renewable energy sector will improve energy security and encourage movement towards that of the country Clean Energy Goal 2030.
“AGR Renewables has developed a significant portfolio of renewables that will help accelerate the UK’s clean energy ambitions,” said Jon Doughty, UK Managing Director at Habitat Energy.
“Co-locating solar and storage creates economic benefits, but requires complex, data-driven strategies to be successful – exactly the kind of complexity that Habitat thrives on.”
Oliver Breidt, founder of AGR Renewables, also highlighted the value of the deal’s impact on the UK energy landscape, concluding: “This portfolio is a key pillar of our strategy to deliver 1GW of operational renewable assets by the end of 2027, and will help strengthen the UK’s energy independence.”
