NEC Energy Solutions Commissions Europe’s Largest Energy Storage System for EnspireME
The 48MW system located in Jardelund, Germany will serve the primary
reserve market
NEC Energy Solutions (NEC) announced today that they have completed and
commissioned the largest energy storage system in Europe for
Germany-based EnspireME, a joint venture between Eneco, a
Netherlands-based renewable energy company and Mitsubishi Corporation.
The 48 MW energy storage system located in Jardelund, Germany has over
50 MWh of storage capacity and will generate revenue from the primary
reserve market by providing reactive power to stabilize the transmission
grid.
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NEC provided turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services which included its GSS® end-to-end grid energy storage solution and its AEROS® proprietary energy storage controls software to build the largest energy storage system in Europe. The 48 MW energy storage system built for Germany-based EnspireME, a joint venture between Eneco and Mitsubishi Corporation, has over 50 MWh of storage capacity. The system, located in Jardelund, Germany, will generate revenue from the primary reserve market by providing reactive power to stabilize the transmission grid. (Image credit: Eneco Group and Mitsubishi Corporation)
Transmission system operators (TSOs) in Europe are required to secure a
certain number of capacity reserves to prepare for sudden power loss or
an extensive blackout. The storage capacity from the system will be sold
to the German electricity market through weekly common auctions where
European grid operators purchase the reserve capacity they require in
the primary reserve control market to guarantee the 50 Hz (Hertz)
frequency on the grid. The energy storage system can also take over the
role of primary reserve provider and become a more sustainable
alternative to coal and gas fired plants.
In addition, Eneco and Mitsubishi Corporation will investigate
connecting the battery to local wind farms, providing further value for
wind farm owners by storing excess electricity generated during periods
of curtailment.
“We have been very impressed with the NEC team who have worked
tirelessly to get this project up and running in about 8 months to the
point of operations,” said Hugo Buis, Eneco’s director of Eneco
Generation & Storage.
NEC provided turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)
services which included its GSS® end-to-end grid storage
solution and its AEROS® proprietary energy storage controls
software. The 70m x 12m building houses approximately 10,000 lithium-ion
battery modules that are enough to store power for about 5,300 German
households for 24 hours.
“As the largest battery energy storage system in Europe, this is truly a
landmark project and one that our entire NEC team is extremely proud
of,” said Steve Fludder chief executive officer of NEC Energy Solutions.
“This investment in energy storage will generate revenue for Eneco and
Mitsubishi Corporation in the primary reserve market and also
demonstrate the economic benefits of pairing energy storage with
renewables, first proven with solar and now with the abundant wind
generators in the Jardelund region.”
About NEC Energy Solutions
NEC Energy Solutions designs, manufactures, and integrates smart energy
storage solutions for the electric grid and applications with critical
power needs. Its megawatt-scale energy storage and control systems
provide greater stability to the grid while maximizing renewable
generation, while in telecom, datacenter, and other industrial
applications, its high performance lithium-ion battery systems provide
better value than traditional lead-acid batteries in tough, critical
power applications. Learn more at www.neces.com.
About Eneco Group
Eneco Group is a group of companies operating in the field of
sustainable energy and innovation. Together with our customers, partners
and our employees we strive to achieve our mission: ‘Everyone’s
sustainable energy’. Eneco Group invests in wind and solar farms,
biomass plants and green district heating with the aim to increase the
share of sustainable energy. Furthermore, we develop innovative products
and services that enable our customers to be in charge of how they
generate, store, use or share energy. Eneco Group is headquartered in
Rotterdam, The Netherlands and operates in the Netherlands, Belgium, the
UK, Germany and France. www.enecogroup.com
About Mitsubishi Corporation
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is a global integrated business enterprise
that develops and operates businesses across virtually every industry,
including industrial finance, energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, and
daily living essentials. MC’s current activities have expanded far
beyond its traditional trading operations to include investments and
business management in diverse fields including natural resources
development, manufacturing of industrial goods, retail, new energy,
infrastructure, finance and new technology-related businesses.
With over 200 offices and subsidiaries in some 90 countries worldwide
and a network of approximately 1,200 group companies, MC employs a
multinational workforce of over 68,000 people. www.mitsubishicorp.com
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