NEC to Supply 20 MW Energy Storage System to Orsted UK

Project near Liverpool, UK will be OrstedÔÇÖs first venture into
large-scale energy storage

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NEC Energy Solutions (NEC ES), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC
Corporation, is supplying Orsted UK with a 20 MW GSS® Grid
Storage Solution. Once completed and operational by the end of 2018, the
system will be used to provide services to the UKÔÇÖs National Grid to
help manage grid stability during changes between peak and low power
demand.

ÔÇ£The future energy system will be completely transformed from what it is
today, with a smarter, more flexible grid, balancing supply and demand
with new technology and cleaner energy generation. We want to continue
to be at the forefront of this exciting shift towards a decarbonised
energy system,ÔÇØ said Matthew Wright, Managing Director of ├ÿrsted UK.
ÔÇ£Acquiring the Carnegie Road plant is an important step forward as itÔÇÖs
our first commercial-scale battery storage project. WeÔÇÖre investing
billions of pounds in the UKÔÇÖs energy infrastructure and this is another
significant investment that puts the UK at the heart of the global
energy transition.ÔÇØ

ÔÇ£We could not be more thrilled to be working again with NEC Energy
Solutions who have a strong presence in Massachusetts and are recognized
as a global leader in battery storage technology and products,ÔÇØ said
Thomas Brostr├©m, President of ├ÿrsted North America. ÔÇ£NEC Energy
Solutions will serve as a partner on our Bay State Wind project in
Massachusetts and will now work with us in the UK, which is an exciting
step as we develop our energy storage solutions in the US.ÔÇØ

The Carnegie Road battery storage project was originally developed by
Shaw Energi, which will support ├ÿrsted in the execution of the project.
The grid connection agreement and permits are already in place and
construction is expected to start in May, with the project operational
by the end of the year.

ÔÇ£Orsted is the global leader in offshore wind, and we are excited to be
part of their first large-scale energy storage project in the UK,ÔÇØ said
Steve Fludder, CEO for NEC Energy Solutions. ÔÇ£This is a great example of
a global partnership as we recently announced our intent to work with
├ÿrsted, NA on the Bay State Wind project located in Massachusetts.ÔÇØ

About Orsted

├ÿrsted has a vision of creating a world that runs entirely on green
energy. ├ÿrsted develops, constructs and operates offshore wind farms,
bioenergy plants and innovative waste-to-energy solutions and provides
smart energy products to its customers. Headquartered in Denmark, ├ÿrsted
employs 5,600 people. ├ÿrsted's shares are listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen
(Orsted). In 2017, the company's revenue was DKK 59.5 billion (EUR 8.0
billion). For more information on ├ÿrsted, visit orsted.com or follow us
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About NEC Energy Solutions

NEC Energy Solutions designs, manufactures, and integrates smart energy
storage solutions for the electric grid, behind the meter, and critical
power applications. Its scalable distributed energy storage and control
systems provide greater grid stability and flexibility to the benefit of
both providers and users of electricity. In telecom, datacenter, and
other industrial applications, its high performance lithium-ion battery
systems provide better value than traditional lead-acid batteries in
tough, critical power applications. Learn more at www.neces.com.

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