- A battery storage system of 3 MWh capacity alongside a 7.2 MW wind park has been made operational.
A battery storage system of 3 MWh capacity alongside a 7.2 MW wind park has been made operational in the German state of Brandenburg. The hybrid facility was built by Juwi AG, a renewables developer and battery storage specialist Smart Power GmbH. It is representative of the first subsidised wind-plus-storage plant in Germany.
The project emerged as one of the winners in the first innovation tender organised by the Federal Network Agency in September 2020.
In the Uckermark district in the northeastern part of Brandenburg, Juwi installed two Vestas V136 turbines, each with a capacity of 3.6 MW, and Smart Power built the lithium-ion battery storage system, the two companies said on Wednesday.
The battery will give the Schmoelln II plant the capacity to support the security of supply and grid stability. This is because the plant will now be able to feed green electricity into the power grid even in times of low winds. Commenting on the project, Juwi executive Christian Arnold said that the issue of storing green power is gaining momentum and will play an increasingly important role in the future.
Both companies currently are working on another hybrid project in Baden-Wuerttemberg. This includes a 9.8 MW solar park with battery storage of 3.7 MWh. The Seckach plant is located in the Neckar-Odenwald district and is set to come into operation at the beginning of 2023. The facility will be operated by Mannheim-based energy company MVV.