National Grid Connects UK's Largest BESS to Tilbury Substation

From coal power station to battery storage

Tilbury A and B were twin coal-burning power stations in Essex, built next to the river Thames so that coal could be brought in by barge. For decades they served electricity to nearby London, before they were decommisioned. There was a brief attempt to convert one of them to run on biomass, an aborted ‘clean coal’ proposal, and then they were demolished in 2017. The plants have gone, along with the rest of the UK’s coal power, but something usef…

National Grid connects UK’s largest battery at Tilbury substation, powering up to 680,000 homes

National Grid connects UK’s largest battery at Tilbury substation, powering up to 680,000 homes (IN BRIEF) National Grid has connected the UK’s largest battery storage system, the 300MW Thurrock Storage project developed by Statera Energy, to its transmission network at Tilbury substation in Essex. With 600MWh of capacity, the facility can power up to 680,000 homes and help balance renewable supply and demand. The project represents a symbolic s…

National Grid Connects UK's Largest BESS to Tilbury Substation

The 300-megawatt Thurrock Storage project is now delivering electricity flexibly to the network across London and the South East.