# Wärtsilä to supply 8 MW/6 MWh energy storage system for Lerwick Power Station

Wärtsilä will deliver an 8 MW/6 MWh GridSolv Max energy storage system to SSEN Distribution's Lerwick Power Station in Shetland, Scotland, under an EPC contract with a ten-year service agreement. The system will provide grid balancing and reserve power, with delivery by mid-summer 2021 and full operation in September 2021.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-01-25
- Where: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 8 MW/6 MWh
- Products: energy storage system, GridSolv Max, GEMS energy management platform
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Wärtsilä](https://endata.com/companies/254.md)
- [Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks](https://endata.com/companies/52039.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [solarpowerportal.co.uk](https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/solar-installations/w-rtsil-to-install-new-energy-storage-system-at-shetland-s-biggest-power-plant), 2021-01-25: "We are very pleased to continue this cooperation by deploying our advanced energy storage system at Lerwick Power Station, which makes us part of Shetland Islands’ energy system."

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