Arenko Selected to Optimize Ørsted's 300 MW/600 MWh Iceni BESS, Europe's First Co-Located Offshore Wind Battery Project

Published: Aug 31, 2026 18:42

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British software firm Arenko has been selected to deploy its Nimbus optimization, asset management, and trading platform at Ørsted's Iceni battery energy storage project in the UK, the companies announced on August 18, 2026. The 300 MW/600 MWh facility is co-located with Ørsted's 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm, making it the first battery storage project in Europe to be paired with an offshore wind installation at this scale. Arenko's AI-driven platform will manage the asset's participation across power market arbitrage, frequency response, and capacity services to maximize revenue stack. The project represents a significant technical milestone for the integration of intermittent offshore wind with grid-scale storage, offering a potential template for future North Sea and Baltic Sea developments as European offshore wind capacity continues to scale.

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