Orsted Gets Tesla Batteries for Giant UK Offshore Wind Park (1)

Orsted A/S signed a deal with Tesla Inc. for a battery system at one of the UK’s biggest offshore wind parks that will help balance the nation’s energy market.

The storage facility will soak up excess power on windy days and then dispatch the electricity at calmer times. This will help even out supplies and reduce price volatility.

The world’s biggest offshore wind developer will install a 600 megawatt-hour system at the onshore converter site for the Hornsea 3 wind park by the end of 2026, it said in a statement. That’s big enough to supply 80,000 UK homes and ...