The Dolgarrog Hydro Power Station – Battery Energy Storage System is a 5,000kW energy storage project located in Conwy, Wales, UK.
The project was announced in 2017.
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Description
The Dolgarrog Hydro Power Station – Battery Energy Storage System is owned by RWE Renewables UK Swindon (100%), a subsidiary of RWE.
The key applications of the project are frequency regulation, voltage control and grid support services.
Contractors involved
RWE Renewables UK Swindon is the owner of Dolgarrog Hydro Power Station – Battery Energy Storage System.
Additional information
The hydro station in Dolgarrog was built in the early 1920s to provide electricity for the aluminium factory which stood on the site now occupied by Surf Snowdonia. Innogy Renewables UK Ltd. has submitted a planning application for a battery storage scheme at Dolgarrog Hydro Power Station on an existing sustainable brownfield site.
Methodology
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