位于美国马萨诸塞州玛莎葡萄园岛以南15至25英里处，最终的2吉瓦预计将能够为100万个家庭提供足够的清洁电力。被认为是现在全球最大的风力十储能项目
本月早些时候，由马萨诸塞州海岸的Ørsted和Eversource联合开发的800兆瓦海湾国家风能(Bay State Wind)海上项目宣布了一项交易，该交易将与当地的NEC能源解决方案合作开发海上风电场的能源存储解决方案。
全球领先的海上风电公司之一Ørsted和新英格兰首屈一指的变速箱制造商Eversource于3月16日宣布，他们的Bay State Wind合作伙伴已签署了一份意向书，与位于马萨诸塞州的NEC能源解决方案公司合作开发，以便开发这是800MW（兆瓦）海湾国家风能的储能解决方案。具体而言，他们希望将利用海上风力发电场与55兆瓦/ 110兆瓦小时（MWh）的储能选项结合起来，完成后将形成世界上最大的用于商业规模能源的风能+储能系统。
Bay State Wind于2016年12月首次提出。当时，它是一个最终目标为2吉瓦（GW）的海上风电场，但似乎将分阶段开发，从800兆瓦开始。位于马萨诸塞州玛莎葡萄园岛以南15至25英里处，最终的2吉瓦预计将能够为100万个家庭提供足够的清洁电力。
本月早些时候签署的新协议不仅使Bay State Wind项目可能成为世界第一的项目，而且还支持和推动马萨诸塞州的能源存储市场。
“我们很高兴能与马萨诸塞州的一家公司合作，这家公司是电池存储技术和产品的全球领先企业，”Ørsted北美总裁ThomasBrostrøm说。
“NEC能源解决方案被公认为公用事业规模能源存储市场的先驱和领导者，他们从当地员工招募人才的能力不仅有助于Bay State Wind，而且有助于巩固马萨诸塞州作为全球领先企业在绿色能源革命中。“
“开发强大的电池存储系统将帮助马萨诸塞州成为可再生能源领域的领导者，更重要的是，它将通过确保稳定的能源供应来帮助小型企业和消费者，从而减少高需求的能源高峰”，Eversource补充说道。业务发展副总裁MikeAuseré。
这三家公司之间的合作不仅将为Bay State Wind带来能源存储解决方案，而且还将寻求加快能源存储技术早期商业整合到电力供应链的发展，并充分利用潜在的固有潜力在能源存储技术中有利于清洁能源转型，增加电网可靠性，提升全系统效率和减缓系统高峰需求。
“海湾风能带来业内首屈一指的领先优势，”NEC能源解决方案首席执行官Steve Fludder表示。 “这一发展对于在马萨诸塞州，美国和全球范围内增加我们的电池存储系统至关重要。海湾国家风电项目是一个独特的机会，对新英格兰英地区的好处是巨大的。我们对能够一起实现的目标感到兴奋。
“800 Megawatt Bay State Wind US Offshore Project Partners To Combine Energy Storage
March 28th, 2018 by Joshua S Hill
Earlier this month, the 800 megawatt Bay State Wind offshore project being developed jointly by Ørsted and Eversource off the coast of Massachusetts announced a deal which will see it work with local NEC Energy Solutions to develop an energy storage solution for the offshore wind farm.
Ørsted, one of the world’s leading offshore wind companies, and Eversource, New England’s premier transmission builder, announced on March 16 that their Bay State Wind partnership had signed a Letter of 1 solution for the 800 megawatt (MW) Bay State Wind. Specifically, they are looking to combine the offshore wind farm with a 55 MW/110 MW-hour (MWh) energy storage option, which upon completion would result in the world’s largest wind-paired energy storage system for commercial-scale energy.
Bay State Wind was first announced back in December of 2016 by then-DONG Energy (now Ørsted) and Eversource. At the time it was proposed, it was a 2 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm, which remains the end-goal but appears will be developed in stages, starting with 800 MW. Located 15 to 25 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, the final 2 GW is expected to be able to generate clean electricity enough for a million homes.
The new agreement signed earlier this month serves to not only make the Bay State Wind project a potential world-first but also acts to support and promote Massachusetts’ energy storage market.
“We could not be more thrilled to work with a Massachusetts company that is a global leader in battery storage technology and products,” said Thomas Brostrøm, President of Ørsted North America. “NEC Energy Solutions is widely recognized as a pioneer and leader in the market for utility-scale energy storage, and their ability to recruit talent from the local workforce will help not only Bay State Wind, but it will help solidify Massachusetts as a global leader in the green energy revolution.”
“The development of a robust battery storage system is going to help Massachusetts become a leader in renewable energy, and more importantly it will help small businesses and consumers by ensuring a steady supply of energy, thereby reducing high-demand energy spikes,” added Eversource Vice President of Business Development Mike Auseré.
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The collaboration between the three companies will not only result in an energy storage solution for Bay State Wind, but will also seek to accelerate the development of early commercial integration of energy storage technologies into the electricity supply chain, as well as capitalize on the potential inherent in energy storage technology to benefit the clean energy transition, grid reliability, system-wide efficiency, and system peak demand reduction.
“Bay State Wind brings industry leadership that is second to none,” said Steve Fludder, CEO of NEC Energy Solutions. “This development is crucial to growing our battery storage systems in Massachusetts, across America, and around the world. The Bay State Wind project is a unique opportunity and the benefits to the Commonwealth are immense. We are excited about what we can achieve together.”
