These battery systems are designed to smooth out power fluctuations in the grid and support grid stability. Their rollout represented a milestone for Germany’s progress in realising the energy transition.
The six advanced large-scale battery systems for STEAG are based on lithium-ion battery technology. Interconnected via a central control unit, they can compensate for fluctuations in the amount of electricity fed into the national power grid, which primarily result from electricity feed-in from volatile sources such as wind turbines and photovoltaic systems. Each large-scale battery system has a power output of 15 MW, giving a total capacity of over 120 MWh.
To date, the primary operating reserve needed to smooth out power fluctuations in the grid has principally been supplied by conventional power stations. The successful use of large-scale battery systems for this purpose is a further milestone along Germany’s road to the energy transition.
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