Teesworks Ltd has reached an agreement with battery storage specialist Energy Optimisation Solutions to build a Battery Energy Storage System on a three-acre plot at the Long Acres section of the 2,500 acre Teesworks site.

The £62 million facility will enable up to 100 megawatts of additional green energy to be plugged into the grid. The construction project will create more than 100 jobs, the company said. 

Over the course of a year, the facility will help cut carbon emissions by 4,000 metric tons – the equivalent of driving a car 11.6 million kilometres or 289 times around the world, it said. 

Battery storage technology is essential to speeding up the replacement of fossil fuels with renewable energy.

Teesworks Ltd Chairman Chris Musgrave said: “This latest agreement will further enhance Teesworks’ credentials as a leading UK centre for the transition to Net Zero.”

“Battery storage is an essential component in ensuring that energy needs can be met from renewable sources regardless of weather conditions. “We’re looking forward to working with the team at EOS to bring their technology to Teesworks.”

An application for planning permission for the development is currently being finalised. If permission is granted, it is anticipated that building the battery storage facility will take around 12 months in total and will support over 100 jobs in the construction sector.