Jaguar I-PACE batteries have been given new life by being used to power a massive grid in the UK.
Jaguar partnered with renewable energy group Wykes Engineering Ltd to produce large-scale energy storage system.
The Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) will be used to store wind and solar power. They can help the UK’s national grid in times of high demand, and store unused power during low demand.
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Each BESS can power 250 homes for a day.
Each Jaguar I-PACE battery is capable of storing 2.5MWh of energy at full capacity.
“Our sustainability approach addresses the entire value chain of our vehicles, including circularity of EV batteries,” Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Strategy and Sustainability Executive Director Francois Dossa said.
“Our EV batteries are engineered to the highest standards and this innovative project, in collaboration with Wykes Engineering, proves they can be safely reused for energy sector application to increase renewable energy opportunities. “Using the 70-80% residual capacity in EV batteries, before being recycled, demonstrates full adoption of circularity principles.”
BESS are vital in decarbonising grids and allow for maximum solar and wind energy capture during peak weather.
“One of the major benefits of the system we’ve developed is that the containers are connected to the Grid in such a way that they can absorb solar energy that could otherwise be lost when the grid reaches capacity,” Wykes Engineering Ltd Managing Director David Wykes said.
“This excess energy can now be stored in the second-life I-PACE batteries and discharged later. This allows us to ‘overplant’ the solar park and maximise the amount of power we generate for the area of land we are using.”