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Conrad Energy signs 104MWh battery energy storage order with GE Renewable Energy

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Nicky Godding

Abingdon-based Conrad Energy has signed a major framework agreement with GE Renewable Energy for the design, manufacture, and supply of GE’s battery energy storage system in the UK.

Steven Hardman, Conrad Energy’s Managing Director, said: “Battery storage systems are starting to play an increasingly important role in enabling the proliferation of green energy across the UK. Their ability to not only store energy but provide grid stability products such as frequency support, contribute to ongoing energy security as the UK creates a future fit power infrastructure.

"We are delighted to be working with GE whose approach provides flexibility to operate in different markets while, importantly, also having the ability to add more hours of storage in the future as the market matures. We are convinced that battery storage has a fundamental role to play in the UK’s transition to net zero and are excited to continue the build out of our portfolio.”

Conrad Energy is a full-service independent power producer delivering power to the National Grid and commercial customers.

GE Renewable Energy was selected by Conrad Energy following a robust tender process and contract negotiation. The equipment will be deployed on several portfolio sites from Blackpool to Basingstoke. Deliveries will commence in mid-2022 with all projects targeted to be operational by the end of 2022. This is the next step for Conrad Energy in the build out of their growing 500MW battery pipeline

Prakash Chandra, Renewable Hybrids CEO, GE Renewable Energy, said: “The energy landscape is undergoing an unprecedented shift that creates both new challenges and opportunities in how power is generated, transmitted and distributed. Battery energy storage represents a key part of the energy transition, and we are glad to be working with Conrad Energy to help deploy these systems with our technology” says Prakash Chandra, Renewable Hybrids CEO, GE Renewable Energy.

Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe. After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts. She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.

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