Airengy has signed a partnership agreement with Nobian to assess the feasibility of developing a long-duration compressed air energy storage project in Denmark.
The proposed facility would connect to an existing Nobian-operated salt cavern and provide a storage capacity of 2.5GWh (2,500MWh), with an output of between 3MW and 10MW. The collaboration will evaluate Airengy’s AirBattery technology for large-scale energy storage.
The Danish project is Airengy’s fourth announced power plant partnership in Europe, following agreements in England with KISTOS, Romania with Hagag Europe and Germany with SEFE. The company said the latest deal completes its strategy of establishing operations across its key European target markets.
Under the agreement, Nobian will manage work relating to the salt cavern, including regulatory and permitting processes, stakeholder engagement and associated infrastructure, while remaining the licence holder and operator. Airengy will be responsible for the AirBattery system design, air compression and electricity generation using its proprietary technology.
The project forms part of Airengy’s two-phase strategy announced in December, which includes developing smaller power plants in England and Romania while advancing larger-scale projects in Romania and Denmark.
Louwrens op de Beek, Director Energy Storage at Nobian, said: “At Nobian, we see large-scale energy storage as a critical building block of a reliable and affordable renewable energy system. By exploring the combination of our salt cavern expertise with Airengy’s innovative technology, we aim to unlock new ways to store and release energy over longer periods, helping to reduce grid congestion. This collaboration fits perfectly with our Grow Greener Together strategy and our ambition to be a balancing partner in the energy system in Denmark.”
Maj. Gen. (res.) Yiftah Ron-Tal, Chairman of Airengy, said the agreement strengthens the company’s expansion across Europe and demonstrates its ability to partner with leading companies in strategic markets, while CEO Tal Raz described the collaboration as “another significant milestone” that supports Airengy’s ambitions to become a leading provider of long-duration energy storage infrastructure in Europe.
Image: Dansk Salts fully-electrified salt production facility in Marriager, Denmark.
