Westbridge Secures Grid Connection for Fiskerton Battery Energy Storage System Project in the UK

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Westbridge Secures Grid Connection for Fiskerton Battery Energy Storage System Project in the UK\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n TORONTO\n \n \n ,\n \n \n June 23, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ -\n \n Westbridge Energy Corporation\n \n (TSXV: WEB) (OTCQB: WEGYF) and (FRA: PUQ3) (\"\n \n \n Westbridge\n \n \n \" or the \"\n \n Company\n \n \") is pleased to announce that Westbridge Energy UK Ltd, the\n \n United Kingdom\n \n subsidiary of Westbridge Energy Corporation, has secured a grid connection with Western Power Distribution for the Fiskerton 53MVA Battery Energy Storage System (\"BESS\") to be located at a former RAF airfield in\n \n Lincoln, United Kingdom\n \n .\n \n Westbridge\n \n is now in the process of securing a long-term lease for the site land and is preparing a planning application. The project will be strategically located beside an existing solar farm that was previously developed by the\n \n Westbridge\n \n team (\n \n See press release dated\n \n November 3, 2021\n \n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Alex Dickinson\n \n , Special Advisor of Enabling Technologies, commented, \"Securing a grid connection for Fiskerton is a significant achievement for our team, considering the competitive nature of the UK market. The BESS will supply power and other services to the UK grid in a matter of milliseconds, once developed. Such speed of response is crucial in ensuring a secure and stable energy system in terms of frequency response and dynamic control that is key to the UK transition to a low carbon economy.\"\n \n \n \n Stefano Romanin\n \n , CEO and Director commented, \"We are pleased to have reached this important target of securing a grid connection on our stand-alone BESS. We are keen to continue building our UK portfolio and leverage from the extensive experience of the\n \n Westbridge\n \n team in developing assets in the UK. Our portfolio continues to expand rapidly and has reached a total capacity over 1,300MW that includes solar PV and BE...

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