- The BESS will be installed at RWE power plants in Neurath and Hamm, both in the western state.
- RWE is undertaking the project design, modelling, system integration and commissioning in-house and expects to start construction next year for a 2024 commissioning date.
RWE, a Global energy firm, has finalised its investment decision for two battery energy storage systems (BESS), totalling 220MW, in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany. The BESS will be installed at RWE power plants in Neurath and Hamm, both in the western states bordering the Netherlands and Belgium.
The new systems using a total of 690 lithium-ion battery system blocks will stabilise the German electricity grid to be ‘networked virtually’ with the adjacent power plants for asset optimisation. RWE is undertaking the project design, modelling, system integration and commissioning in-house and expects to start construction next year for a 2024 commissioning date. The projects amount to €140 million (US$129 million) of investment.
CEO of RWE Generation, Roger Miesen, said: “This investment decision paves the way for a future-looking project that will set new standards in size and intelligent networking. Our new battery storage system will optimise the utilisation of our German power plant fleet, and in tandem, they will provide balancing energy”. RWE currently operates 150MW/160MWh of battery storage and is developing 800MW/1,800MWh of projects worldwide, with ambitions to have built 3GW by 2030.