# Cottingham: Europe's biggest battery storage system switched on

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: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-63707463

> What is thought to be Europe's biggest [[battery energy storage system]] has begun operating near Hull.

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> The site, said to be able to **store enough electricity to power 300,000 homes for two hours**, went online at Pillswood, Cottingham, on Monday.

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> The facility was **developed by North Yorkshire renewable power firm Harmony Energy using technology made by Tesla**.

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> The Pillswood facility has the capacity to **store up to 196 MWh energy in a single cycle**.