Hyosung's ESS facilities (Courtesy of Hyosung Heavy Industries)
Hyosung Heavy Industries, the construction and infrastructure arm of South Korea’s textile and chemicals conglomerate Hyosung, on Mar. 17 said that it closed a 50 MW (megawatt) energy storage system (ESS) deal with UK’s energy investment management firm Downing LLP.
The ESS facilities are to be constructed in Southampton, UK, and will be directly connected to the power grid of the British utilities company National Grid.
Under the deal, Hyosung Heavy will provide the construction design as well as the supply of the power conversion system (PCS); batteries; and the energy management system (EMS) as part of the ESS project.