Varco Energy selects GE Vernova to launch 47.5 MW Sambar energy storage project

The Sambar Power project will help support the UK Government’s net zero emissions drive by providing much-needed investment in new buildings in a sector that is set to be integral to managing the flow of renewable energy supply and demand. Once complete, it is expected to power the equivalent of 30,000 UK homes with cleaner energy and is located in a historically congested part of the UK electricity grid.

GE Vernova’s Solar & Storage Solutions business has been contracted to supply a complete Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for the Sambar Power project. GE Vernova’s FLEXRESERVOIR (BESS system) will consist of FLEXIQ controls, FLEXINVERTER central inverters and Battery DC-Blocks, which will be scaled to meet the project requirements and provide balancing and capacity services to the national grid. In addition, GE Vernova has been contracted to provide a long-term service agreement, utilizing its national service team to provide maintenance services.

Varco, an electricity storage company funded by Adaptogen Capital, builds flexible storage assets to help integrate renewable energy generation and balance the grid.

“BESS is critical infrastructure that helps to offset the intermittent nature of renewable energy generation and break the UK’s dependence on fossil fuels,” said James Mills, Director of Varco Energy. “We are therefore delighted to be working with GE Vernova on the 47.5MW Sambar Power project. This is the second project Varco has contracted with GE Vernova and the third overall as the company continues to expand its utility-scale BESS portfolio in the UK.”

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