Sheffield-based clean energy company ITM Power has signed an agreement with Power On Connections Ltd to increase ITM’s power supply the city’s Bessemer Park by 300% from 7.5 to 30 megavolt amperes (MVA) by the end of next year. This additional power supply will enable ITM Power to significantly increase product testing aligned with company growth ambitions.
As a first step towards a larger testing capacity, ITM Power has increased the Company’s power supply by 50% from 5 to 7.5MVA. This power upgrade is available with immediate effect and allows testing of two 2 MW modules simultaneously.
ITM Power’s CEO Dennis Schulz said: “As part of our 12-month plan, in January I stated our intention to increase testing capacity in order to satisfy our project delivery needs. Today’s announcement is an important step to de-bottlenecking our manufacturing output and an important enabler for scaling production.”
Bessemer Park is a 50-acre site within the Sheffield City Region’s ‘Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District’ – home to many of the world’s leading manufacturers across a variety of sectors including aerospace, defence, transportation, nuclear, oil, gas and healthcare.
