Illionis, Virginia wind farms add 72MWh of battery storage for PJM frequency regulation market

Technology provider Sinexcel has announced the successful commissioning of a 72MWh pair of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery energy storage projects in Illinois and West Virginia in the US, to deliver frequency regulation services to the PJM Interconnection service area. Fremont, California-headquartered Energport acted as system integrator and China-headquartered Sinexcel provided containerised systems for two sites of 36MW / 36MWh. Each site comprises 36 x 40ft containers, each with 2MW / 2MWh of battery storage output / capacity. Thought to have begun installation in September 2019, Sinexcel said the projects went into operation before the end of last year. Energy-Storage.news has also reached out to solar, wind, natural gas and energy storage developer Invenergy, which was involved in the projects, for more clarity on its role in the project, from designing the co-location alongside local wind farms, to execution, to ongoing operations.