- TotalEnergies and Saft have deployed an energy storage system at its Carling Platform.
- The system comprises 11 lithium-ion battery containers.
- The system will help to stabilise the grid during peak consumption periods.
TotalEnergies has deployed a 25 MWh energy storage system at its Carling platform. This project is part of the storage capacities awarded by the French Electricity Transmission Network (RTE). The Carling platform combines two gas-fired and battery power plants illustrating the company’s multi-energy strategy. The site helps stabilise the grid and electricity supply during peak power consumption periods in France.
The storage system comprises 11 lithium-ion battery containers designed and assembled by Saft. TotalEnergies have already deployed 86MW of storage capacity and will deliver the third and final site by the end of 2022 to complete the project portfolio for RTE.
“In a desire to contribute to the renewable energy ambition of Carling and its region, TotalEnergies is proud, through its storage site, to be a partner participating in the industrial future of the Lorraine region as well as a partner guaranteeing the stability of the RTE network,” said Jean-Henri Culerier, VP Energy Storage Solutions at TotalEnergies. “This project is fully in line with TotalEnergies’ climate ambition of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, together with society,” said Corinne Loigerot, Director of TotalEnergies Carling. “Saft’s lithium-ion storage solutions for renewable energy and its electricity network services, which are modular and replicable, enable TotalEnergies to deploy new applications to further improve energy efficiency in France, ensuring the safety throughout every phase of the project, from its design to its commissioning,” said Hervé Amossé, VP Energy Storage Solutions at Saft.