University of Sheffield partners with SSE on green energy battery storage project

Software designed by SSE Energy Solutions which aims to maximises the efficiency of mega batteries has been deployed at University of Sheffield’s Willenhall Energy Storage facility.
Michael Crossland
By Michael Crossland
Published 7th May 2023, 06:00 BST

The £4m research facility is part of the University of Sheffield’s Centre for Research into Electrical Energy Storage and Applications (CREESA) which aims to advance the development of an "affordable and clean energy future” which is secure and sustainable.

The Enhance platform works by preventing the battery from taking power from the grid at times of peak usage and by feeding stored energy back to the grid when local demands on the battery are lower.

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Professor Dan Gladwin, deputy head of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Sheffield, said: “Our research is focused on achieving net-zero across the energy system through the increased integration of energy storage.

Professor Dan Gladwin, deputy head of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of SheffieldProfessor Dan Gladwin, deputy head of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Sheffield
Professor Dan Gladwin, deputy head of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Sheffield

“Working with companies such as SSE is essential to ensure that our research and knowledge can be translated to achieve the environmental and economic impact that energy storage can deliver. “

SSE engaged with researchers from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering on a knowledge exchange project relating to the operation of grid-connected energy storage assets.

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