Base Power is developing a new 2 MW energy center at Symmetry Park, a logistics park located in Biggleswade, UK, about an hour north of London. At its heart will be an integrated microgrid from Rolls-Royce. Contact online >>
Base Power is developing a new 2 MW energy center at Symmetry Park, a logistics park located in Biggleswade, UK, about an hour north of London. At its heart will be an integrated microgrid from Rolls-Royce.
The microgrid will supplement power from the national grid and provide the park''s tenants with reliable, sustainable, and cheaper electricity, according to Tom Lemming, development director at Tritax Symmetry, the company that owns the Biggleswade facility.
"The installation of energy centers on our parks will provide tenants at the site with greater resilience, more competitive energy, and a pathway to fully net zero carbon," Lemming said.
The energy center microgrid will be provided by Rolls-Royce''s mtu brand. In addition to on-site rooftop solar, the center will have three mtu combined heat & power (CHP) plants.
It will also include two EnergyPack battery containers with 2.3 MWh of capacity. The batteries will support varying load demands and can also serve as Symmetry Park''s primary source of power. Two standby generators will provide backup power in case of emergency.
"We are thrilled to be the power solution provider of choice for this sustainable project," said Andreas Görtz, president of Sustainable Power Solutions at Rolls-Royce said.
Rolls-Royce will also provide the two smart microgrid control systems to manage the onsite solar and the other connected power sources. This includes managing the center''s connection to the national grid.
Lemming said, "one of the priorities our clients have when deciding on a new location for their business is power." It''s for this reason that Symmetry Park isn''t the only logistics center adding a microgrid. The largest intermodal freight and logistics facility in Australia, for example, recently announced that it would be installing a solar microgrid to provide its tenant with reliable, greener, and cheaper electricity.
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