The AES Kilroot Advancion® Energy Storage Array in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, has launched.

The Array is the largest advanced energy storage system in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The array represents a significant investment in the future of Northern Ireland's energy infrastructure and is the first step in delivering a 100 MW energy storage facility.

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Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, said: "The energy environment is constantly changing and energy storage has the potential to benefit all of us by lowering costs, helping the environment and improving security of supply to our homes and businesses. It is also an important factor as we look to decarbonise our energy supplies. I thank AES and congratulate them on their achievements and wish them every success with their proposals for full-scale deployment of the Array."

The Advancion array provides 10 MW of interconnected energy storage, equivalent to 20 MW of flexible resource, and utilises the company’s Advancion energy storage platform.

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