Germany: Fluence can start deliveries for TSO''s BESS project
A regional council in Germany has given the go-ahead for transmission system operator (TSO) TransnetBW''s 250MW Grid Booster BESS project, which will be provided by system integrator Fluence. Stuttgart council has issued a planning approval decision for the construction and operation of the 250MW/250MWh battery energy
Anesco targets German grid-scale storage; first projects in 1-2 years
May 4, 2022. Anesco has delivered over 30 utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the UK. Image: Anesco. UK-based renewable energy developer Anesco will use its acquisition of a German wind and solar developer to expand into the country''s utility-scale energy storage market, CEO Mark Futyan told Energy-storage.news.
Volkswagen starts construction of 40GWh gigafactory in Germany
Volkswagen has started construction of its 40GWh battery cell gigafactory in Salzgitter, Germany, and the company plans to dedicate capacity to grid-scale energy storage in future. The automative group announced the start at a ground breaking ceremony yesterday (7 July). The facility it set to open in 2025 and will produce battery cells for
Germany ''puts electricity storage on political agenda for first time''
The German government published a strategy for electricity storage in December, with a comment period for trade associations closing yesterday (16 January). Published on 19 December 2023 by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), the strategy ( PDF, in German) is aimed at supporting the ramp
Germany''s grid-scale BESS installs up 910% but still under half a gigawatt in 2022
Germany''s installed based of large-scale energy storage predicted to roughly double in the next couple of years, after 2022 saw a comeback.
Battery storage: Brookfield''s X-ELIO invests in German Eco Stor
It grows X-ELIO''s energy storage market presence into Germany, with assets under construction, operation or fully permitted for construction in Australia, Chile and the US. Global infrastructure investment firm Brookfield has been 100% owner of X-ELIO since March 2023.
VW plans battery storage in Germany that could double country''s industry-scale capacity | Clean Energy
Carmaker Volkswagen plans to install large battery storage capacities in northern Germany to store wind and solar power for times of little output, reports newspaper WirtschaftsWoche. The head of the company''s technology department, Thomas Schmall, said construction is slated to begin this summer.
Germany: ''Largest battery storage project in Europe'' gets go-ahead
Kyon has received approval for a 137.5MW/275MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Germany, it said today (13 November). The 2-hour
Germany: 400MW+ of solar-storage projects win Innovation Tender
The German Federal Network Agency, the Bundesnetzagentur, announced the results of its latest auction which ended up being oversubscribed with a total of 53 bids and 779MW of capacity received, nearly double the 400MW limit set for the auction. The latest Innovation Tender in Germany has concluded, with 32 solar-plus
Ahaus cavern construction in Germany now 75% complete
Corre Energy, a leader in the design, development and commercialisation of long duration energy storage (LDES), has achieved a major new milestone at its two
TESVOLT breaks ground on 4GWh German battery gigafactory
German energy storage solutions developer TESVOLT has started construction of a 4GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) gigafactory at its headquarters in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany. TESVOLT is calling the factory one of the largest facilities for commercial stationary battery storage systems in Europe. An
Germany: Eco Stor reveals 300MW/600MWh battery storage
German-Norwegian firm Eco Stor has revealed another 300MW/600MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Germany, with construction planned for the end of 2024. The BESS project is being developed in the town of Wittlich in Rhineland-Palatinate, adjacent to the Wengerohr substation within the network of transmission
Energy storage regulation in Germany | CMS Expert Guides
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, responsible for energy policy in Germany on the federal level, supports the development of electricity storage facilities. Under the Energy Storage Funding Initiative launched in 2012, funding for the development of energy storage systems has been provided to around 250 projects.
Germany: Eco Stor to start building another 238MWh BESS
A renewables-only subsidiary of utility Eneco and developer Energisto have revealed a battery energy storage system (BESS) joint venture in Germany, which
''Germany''s largest BESS project'' to begin construction soon with
As of mid-2022, Germany''s biggest BESS project was Lausitz Battery Energy Storage System (60MW/52MWh), at a coal plant operated by generator LEAG.
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RWE has begun construction of one of Germany''s largest battery storage facilities at its power plant locations in Neurath and Hamm. A total of 690 lithium-ion battery blocks will be installed at the
RWE building co-located energy storage projects in
Image: RWE. European utility and power generation firm RWE is building two co-located energy storage projects totalling 10.6MW in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany. The solar and storage projects are
Germany finally gives energy storage its own legal definition
June 29, 2022. The Bundestag building, Berlin. The German parliament has passed law amendments giving energy storage its own legal definition, in a move welcomed by industry sources. Adjustments have been made to the law on the Federal Requirements Plan (BBPlG), Energy Industry Act (EnWG) and Grid Expansion Acceleration Act (NABEG)
RWE starts building Germany''s two largest BESS projects
Multinational energy firm RWE has started construction on two battery storage projects totalling 220MW/235MWh in Germany. RWE will invest €140 million (US$150 million) into the two projects which will be commissioned at power plants in Neurath and Hamm, both in North Rhine-Westphalia.
''Germany''s largest BESS project'' to begin construction soon with
Construction is set to begin soon on a 100MW/200MWh battery storage project in Arzberg, Germany, through developer MW Storage and asset manager
TotalEnergies buys German battery storage developer Kyon Energy
Oil and gas major TotalEnergies has acquired Kyon Energy, one of the most active battery energy storage system (BESS) project developers in Germany. Paris-headquartered TotalEnergies has agreed to pay an upfront €90 million (US$98 million) to acquire Kyon from its three founders, plus further payments linked to the achievement of
Germany: Energy storage strategy — more flexibility and stability
On 8 December 2023, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) presented its energy storage strategy. The strategy In brief On 8 December 2023, the Federal Ministry for
''Largest approved BESS in Europe'' claimed in Germany as regulators extend grid fee exemption to 2029
The developer claimed it is the largest approved energy storage project to-date in Europe, exceeding the current largest facility in Europe by 50%, implying the current largest facility is around 183MWh. The claim may be true of continental Europe but, as Energy-Storage.news wrote last week, several larger projects in the UK have been
Germany''s grid-scale BESS installs up 910% but still under half a gigawatt in 2022
Today''s energy market, characterised by high prices across the board, mean Germany''s FCR prices are again attractive enough for energy storage. This is not expected to last and increasingly, the recently introduced automatic frequency restoration reserve (aFRR) market which is estimated to be three to four times bigger in size than
Germany: Energy storage strategy — more flexibility and stability
On 8 December 2023, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) presented its energy storage strategy. The strategy paper provides an overview of the measures and challenges involved in establishing energy storage systems. The energy storage strategy aims to promote the expansion and integration of energy storage
Germany: Battery storage projects from RheinEnergie, Bayernwerk
Utility RheinEnergy announced last week (24 July) the start of construction on a 32MW solar PV, 7MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in the northern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It will be commissioned in 2024. RheinEnergy and Bayernwerk have started building and commissioned 7MWh battery
Germany: mayor green lights battery storage project at nuclear site
The mayor of a town in Germany has allocated land at a former nuclear power plant site for a 120MW/280MWh BESS, after the government rejected plans to use it for storing nuclear waste. Beverungen mayor Hubertus Grimm announced the allocation of land to municipal utility and distribution network operator (DNO) Westphalia Weser for
German EVs open up second use battery market for energy storage
German battery energy storage system (BESS) project developer Tricera Energy has been able to build its business thanks to ''second use'' battery modules from the country''s automotive sector, its COO told Energy-Storage.news. The Dresden-headquartered company has a 120MWh pipeline of projects for delivery by the end of
90 MW/138 MWh BESS for STEAG utility, Germany
90 MW/138 MWh BESS for STEAG utility, Germany - Nidec Conversion. Project: Power grid stabilization and security of supply. Location: Germany. Application: Battery energy storage system. Steag Energy Services, one of Germany''s largest electric utilities, chose Nidec Conversion to serve as Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC
Gleaning insights from German energy transition and large-scale underground energy storage
It is estimated that in 2030 Germany''s electricity storage demand will reach approximately 4.5×10 10 –9×10 10 kW·h. From an economic perspective, the construction of pumped-storage hydropower in mines utilizes the original abandoned underground[84].
BESS project development in Germany to slow, BayWa r.e. says
June 25, 2024. The process of developing energy storage projects in Germany is about to get longer and there is a risk it grinds to a halt as the market matures and new regulations are made, developer BayWa r.e. has told Energy-Storage.news. The situation is moving from one with a lack of clarity around permitting and regulations for energy
Germany''s Eco Stor to start building another 238MWh BESS in
Schuby will be built on a 1.5 hectare plot of land comprising one block of Eco Stor''s proprietary battery energy storage system (BESS) configuration, ''ECO STOR
Eco Stor starts building 238MWh BESS in Germany
Eco Stor starts building 238MWh BESS in Germany. The project under construction. Image: screenshot of a video report from Schleswig-Holstein Magazin / NDR. EPC and developer Eco Stor has broken ground on a 238MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Germany, one of several to have been claimed as the largest in the
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