UKRI-3443 Battery Energy Storage System for the ASPIRE-II Project

Concepts

• batteries
• swindon
• variable renewable energy sources
• renewable energy
• battery energy storage system
• ukri-3443 battery energy storage system
• only renewable energy sources
• aspire ii
• the battery energy storage system
• the ammonia synthesis plant using intermittent renewable energy 2

Location

Oxfordshire

Description

The ASPIRE II project aims to create an Ammonia Synthesis Plant powered solely by renewable energy. It aims to prove the plant's reliability in off-grid settings with varying climates. Featuring four main subsystems and the capability to adjust ammonia production based on available renewable power, the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) seeks to manage fluctuations between plant consumption and variable renewable energy sources.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Ammonia Synthesis Plant using Intermittent Renewable Energy 2 (ASPIRE II) project is a demonstration plant which will be built to generate green ammonia using only renewable energy sources. The goal of the project is to prove the system can operate reliably in off grid locations with varying climates. The plant includes four main subsystems, a nitrogen generator, a hydrogen generator, a flexible ammonia synthesis loop and a thermal store. A key requirement of the plant is that the ammonia production rate can be flexed in proportion to the available renewable power. The response rate of the largest load, the electrolyser, is of the order 2 seconds and consumes some 80% of the energy required for the plant. This response rate is key to facilitating tracking of the renewable power however we expect some imbalance between plant power consumption and available renewable power especially when the available renewable power fluctuates rapidly. We envisage the BESS will bridge these imbalances and that the charge status of the BESS will be used as a signal to control the plant generation rate. The demonstrator will be built at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire.

CPV Codes

• 31440000 - Batteries

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a href="https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Batteries./H857SYYG9Z" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Batteries./H857SYYG9Z To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/H857SYYG9Z" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/H857SYYG9Z GO Reference: GO-20231221-PRO-24835747