Harwell Science and Innovation Campus II

About us

With a heritage of 78 years at the forefront of UK innovation and discovery, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus is a 700-acre site in Oxfordshire and home to ~200 science and technology organisations including £2billion of the UK’s open access national laboratories. Managed by the Harwell Joint Venture, a 50/50 public/private partnership, Harwell Campus continues to drive scientific advancements to the benefit of the UK economy and to improve the human condition, centred around an open innovation community and culture. The contribution that Harwell makes to the UK is significant - leading in research and developing next generation technologies in key global markets, including Life Sciences, Space, Energy, Supercomputing, AI and Big Data. With an international community of over 6,000 people employed across public, private, and academic organisations of all size, and an estimated GVA of over £1billion, Harwell provides job creation and economic growth that benefits the entire country.

About the Storage Challenge

Harwell Science and Innovation Campus has over 80 potential sites for storage solutions - ranging from small industrial units to large research institutes with MW continuous energy requirements.

Harwell is looking to build its ability to support the energy transition and the challenges of reducing its carbon footprint using different types of energy storage solutions.

Here some examples of buildings in the Harwell site that require medium scale to large energy storage solutions:

Building R1*

One multi wing building. 3 – 4 Storey. Constructed in 1960’s. Reclad in last 10 years. GIA 10,828 m2. Mixed use building comprising of office space, labs, server rooms and meeting rooms.

Annual generation (KWh/year): R1a: 81,509 R1b: 91,048 R1c: 130,477 – combined potential generation of all projects = circa 400,000 kWh

Energy storage needs: The building consumes approx. 4,400,000 kWh per year

Usable Capacity: n/a

Power, discharging cont.: 100-500 kW

Power, charging, cont.: n/a

Voltage level: n/a

Temperature range: -5 °C - 35 °C

site: outdoor

headword / technology: open for different energy storage