VivoPower Advances Battery Study at Mo i Rana Data Center
The company says a co‑located battery could let the site sell fast and hour‑long Nordic grid reserves to lift revenue if technical, prequalification and board approvals are secured.
Overview
- VivoPower announced a formal technical and commercial feasibility study for a co‑located battery energy storage system at its 41.5 MW Mo i Rana data center, a move the company disclosed in early July.
- The study targets up to about USD $4 million of incremental annualized EBITDA from stacked participation in Nordic reserve markets, but that figure is conditional on market prices, feasibility results and financing.
- A co‑located battery would enable access to three reserve products that compute load alone cannot provide: FCR‑N (sustained one‑hour up/down symmetry), expanded FCR‑D (shorter duration volume) and FFR (sub‑second inverter response).
- VivoPower says the BESS would be designed to preserve the full 41.5 MW leasable capacity while improving tenant outcomes such as power quality, ride‑through for short faults, and buffering steep AI load ramps.
- Next steps include electrical headroom checks, protection and metering design, prequalification with Statnett, tenant consultation and Board and regulatory approvals, and markets have shown a modestly positive reaction to the announcement.