MAN Energy Solutions partners with Manchester’s CRYOBattery facility
MAN Energy Solutions has teamed up with Highview Power for its CRYOBattery facility in Greater Manchester.
Highview Power, a global leader in long duration energy storage solutions, has selected MAN Energy Solutions to supply its liquid-air, energy-storage (LAES) turbomachinery solution for the CRYOBattery facility in Carrington.
Construction of the CRYOBatter began in late 2020 with commercial operation set to begin in 2022.
The supplied MAN turbomachinery train will form the core of the CRYOBattery facility that, once complete, will be one of Europe’s largest battery-storage systems.
Wayne Jones , chief sales officer and executive board member of MAN Energy Solutions, said: “This is a defining moment for this technology and is key to the overall goal of our carbon-free future.
“This technology’s unlimited potential means that any number of domestic and global projects await its successful conclusion. However, as a proud Mancunian, it is great to see that just like the splitting of the atom and the first test tube baby, this happens for the first time in Manchester!”
Jones continued: “This project is also a milestone for MAN Energy Solutions’ strategic journey.
“Our ability in this instance to provide both energy-storage turbomachinery technology and grid stabilisation, as demanded by the process requirements, fits perfectly with our stated strategy of increasingly moving from supplying components to becoming a supplier of complete solutions.
“This is where our customers can fully reap the benefit of our all-round expertise. An added benefit is that the plant is less than 20 minutes from our UK Headquarters in Stockport.”
Highview Power will operate the CRYOBattery facility in partnership with Carlton Power, a UK independent power-station developer.
Clive Memmott, CEO of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, said: “Congratulations to Highview Power and MAN Energy Solutions on their partnership to deliver this ground-breaking project – one of Europe’s largest energy battery storage systems that will deliver high capacity, clean, green storage.
“This project was directly referenced by the Prime Minister in his 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.
“It’s really important that we recognise the scale and ambition of this technology, its smart choice of location and use this to demonstrate how committed we are to a zero carbon future here in Greater Manchester and beyond. It’s happening here and now in Carrington and deserves prominent local, national and international recognition.”
