Energy storage projects by Eku Energy, in collaboration with BESS supplier NHOA Energy, are now readied for activation in Essex and Buckinghamshire
In an effort to accelerate the energy transition, Eku Energy, a global energy storage specialist, has commissioned two utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the UK. The projects, located in Basildon, Essex, and Loudwater, Buckinghamshire, are supplied by NHOA Energy, a global supplier of utility-scale energy storage systems.
Together, these projects provide a total installed capacity of 130 megawatt-hours (MWh). They are designed to deliver crucial grid balancing and ancillary services to support both local and national electricity grids in the UK.
The Basildon project, situated near other generation facilities such as solar and gas-fired power stations, has a power rating of 28 MW and a capacity of 56 MWh. Energy trading for Basildon is managed by Habitat Energy on behalf of Eku Energy.
The Loudwater project, occupying about 0.6 acres of rural land, is rated at 39 MW with a capacity of 55 MWh. The facility features equipment designed to blend into the environment. Statkraft Energy handles energy trading for this site.
Both projects have completed testing and verification and are fully commissioned and operational as of August 2025. They provide critical grid services such as balancing supply and demand and ancillary services that enhance grid reliability and energy security across the UK.
Eku Energy’s CEO Daniel Burrows highlighted that these projects diversify their UK portfolio and further their mission to accelerate the energy transition by delivering safe, reliable, and cost-effective clean energy storage assets.
The commissioning of these two projects allows Eku Energy to create further opportunities to support customers by structuring innovative long-term contracts. Lucie Kanius-Dujardin, the Global Managing Director of NHOA Energy, has expressed her thoughts on the projects, emphasizing the importance of trusted, high-performance partnerships for the energy transition.
These battery storage projects are expected to boost energy security and reliability for electricity consumers in the UK, contributing significantly to the country's renewable energy goals.
- The renewable energy industry is furthering its contribution to the energy transition with the finance provided by investors for the commissioning of two utility-scale battery energy storage projects, supplied by NHOA Energy.
- The commissioned battery energy storage projects, located in Basildon and Loudwater, are leveraging cloud computing and technology to enable critical grid services like balancing supply and demand, which ultimately enhances the UK's energy security and reliability.
- To support customers in the UK, Eku Energy is employing data-and-cloud-computing technologies and long-term contracts to facilitate more opportunities arising from the optimized operation of the newly commissioned renewable energy projects.
