Work has begun to double the energy capacity of a lithium-ion battery-park after the technology proved it was capable of providing grid-scale services in Germany.
The project will see the Schwerin battery-park’s energy output increased to 10MW (14.5MWh) to help stabalise the areas grid frequency as more renewable energy comes on stream.
The project should be completed in March 2017, with commissioning scheduled for June 2017.
The Schwerin project was Europe’s largest commercial battery-park when Berlin-based battery storage firm Younicos and green electricity provider WEMAG first commissioned it in 2014.
Younicos will provide the necessary software for plant control and is supporting WEMAG with technical expertise during the implementation phase. Younicos will also integrate additional power electronics into the system.
Christian Pegel, Minister for Energy, Infrastructure and Land Development of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, said at the groundbreaking ceremony: “With regard to the expansion of renewable energies and the future shutdown of old power plants, it is necessary to invest in technologies to ensure the quality of supply and grid stability.
“The battery park in Schwerin was a pioneer of this development and has impressively shown that new technologies are more than capable of providing system services in the future.”
WEMAG is the general contractor of the project; the customer is Batteriespeicher Schwerin GmbH & Co. KG.
