Danske Commodities has signed a 10-year optimization agreement for the 200 MW/400 MWh Windyhill BESS near Glasgow, Scotland. The asset is developed by Revera Energy and backed by Carlyle. Commercial operations are targeted for Q1 2028. The agreement expands Danske Commodities’ UK flexibility portfolio and strengthens its battery trading activities across wholesale and ancillary services markets.
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Denmark-based energy trading company, Danske Commodities has signed a 10-year optimization agreement for the 200 MW/400 MWh Windyhill battery energy storage asset outside Glasgow, Scotland. The asset is being developed by Revera Energy and is backed by global investment firm Carlyle. Commercial operation of the project is scheduled for Q1 of 2028.
Under the agreement, Danske Commodities will provide trading and optimization services for the 400 MWh battery. The company plans to use its fully automated, algorithmic setup to maximise returns across wholesale and ancillary markets services.
Windyhill BESS represents the largest battery storage asset in company’s optimization portfolio to date. The agreement further expands the company’s footprint in the UK flexibility market, where it has more than 15 years of experience in short-term power trading. Deployment of BESS across the UK has continued to grow, supporting grid stability, frequency response and balancing services as renewable generation capacity increases.
Configured at 200 MW/400 MWh, the project represents a 2-hour duration battery system at full rated output. Upon commissioning, Windyhill BESS is expected to deliver rapid-response grid services while participating in wholesale electricity markets to capture value from peak and off-peak price differentials.
Revera Energy is developing the asset with backing from Carlyle, a global investment firm active in infrastructure and energy markets. Windyhill BESS forms part of the expanding pipeline of utility-scale battery storage projects in the UK, particularly in Scotland where additional grid flexibility is being introduced alongside new renewable capacity additions.
In addition to Windyhill, the company has recently expanded its flexibility portfolio with other battery optimization agreements, including the 200 MWh Kvosted battery assets in the Nordics. The company currently manages a contract portfolio of approximately 16 GW of renewable and flexible assets across Europe.
The company operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Equinor and focuses on power and gas trading, as well as balancing, optimization and hedging services. Using its automated trading systems, it executes more than 90,000 trades each day across over 40 countries, moving energy between surplus and deficit markets.
Jakob Sørensen, CEO of Danske Commodities said that the company will apply its 15 years of experience in British power markets to optimize Windyhill BESS and expand its UK flexibility portfolio. He also added that the Danske Commodities will use its automated trading platform to optimize wholesale and ancillary market revenues and expects rising demand for flexible asset management, including batteries.