Amp Energy, a global Energy Transition Platform, and renewable energy developer, announces Europe’s two biggest battery storage facilities with its 800 MW battery portfolio in central. The portfolio is due to be operational in April 2024 and will be comprised of two 400 MW battery facilities, each providing 800 MWhrs of energy storage capacity. Setting the standard for energy storage globally, the projects, located in Hunterston and Kincardine, provide an important step forward for the UK towards achieving its net-zero target. Following the recent ScotWind offshore wind announcement for the planned addition of 25 GW of new renewable generation capacity, the requirement for large-scale energy storage that can shift power and provide grid stability services is even more critical. Over the coming years, Amp’s Scottish battery facilities will enable up to 1,750 GWhrs per year of additional renewable energy to be generated in Scotland and transported to other regions of the UK, equivalent to enabling approximately 500 MW of new offshore wind deployments.
With these ground-breaking projects Amp is making a significant investment in vitally needed green infrastructure as the UK transitions to a fully decarbonized grid. This investment continues Amp’s expansion into Europe which includes development and ownership of solar and wind with large-scale energy storage facilities in Spain and the UK, alongside active development of several green hydrogen projects that complement its Asia-Pacific green hydrogen development activities. The Scottish Green Battery Complex will be optimized and dispatched by Amp X, Amp’s proprietary AI-powered digital energy platform. Amp X relies on its proprietary and already bankable transactive-ready system architecture and cloud-hosted state-of-the-art advanced analytics. Operating autonomously, the Amp X platform provides solutions to grid constraints, providing flexibility and enabling the end-to-end energy transition. Founded in 2009, Amp is a high-growth disruptor at scale, backed by major investments from institutional capital partners including most recently Carlyle, which invested US$374 million for a minority stake in the company in late 2020.