Unlocking Transmission Transfer Capacity
Status:
Complete
Project Reference Number:
NIA_NGTO019
START DATE:
END DATE:
Project summary
Funding mechanism:
  • Network Innovation Allowance
Research area:
  • ET - Network improvements and system operability
Technology:
  • Energy Storage
Expenditure:
£171,370
Summary
Documents
It is proposed to investigate the use of Energy Storage systems to economically unlock the inherent transmission network capacity. Strategic locating and sizing of storage resources will allow the network operators to load the network to a synthetic N-0 capacity, and when necessary to utilise the strategic storage resources to absorb/inject power post contingencies up until a system re-dispatch is affected.
Objectives
Objectives:

  1. Review grid boundaries and select two candidate studies. 
  2. Select optimal sites and sizes of energy storage systems to address the two system boundaries. 
  3. Conduct a techno-economic study of the selected ESS. 
  4. To review current relevant measurement systems in use and future ones under development by National Grid, to determine their potential suitability for controlling an ESS. 
  5. Recommend further work necessary to realise an ESS on the GB Network that would economically unlock the inherent transmission network capacity of the two boundaries selected.

Similar projects

Power Electronic Enabled Transformers (PEETs).

Start date:
End date:
Status:
Complete
Technology:
  • Active Network Management
  • Energy Storage
  • Energy Storage and Demand Response
  • Fault Level
  • Fault Management
  • Modelling
  • Transformers
  • Electricity Transmission Networks
Funding mechanism:
  • Network Innovation Allowance

400kV Synthetic Ester Filled Transformer Pilot Project.

Start date:
End date:
Status:
Complete
Technology:
  • Transformers
Funding mechanism:
  • Network Innovation Allowance

Alternative Bus Bar Protection Solution.

Start date:
End date:
Status:
Complete
Technology:
  • Protection
Funding mechanism:
  • Network Innovation Allowance