Netherlands – Corre Energy has formed a joint venture with SemperPower to deliver one of Europeā€™s largest battery storage facilities at its Zuidwending site in the Netherlands. SemperPower will partner with Corre Energy to deliver the 320 MW 2-hour battery project, totalling 640 MWhrs.
The project will act as a critical grid balancing solution for the Netherlands and meet increasing supplies of intermittent renewable energy while delivering a significant, positive impact on society and the environment. The JV estimates that the project will remove over 70,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. The project also complements Corre Energyā€™s Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) plans.
The battery facility will share the same grid infrastructure as Corre Energyā€™s planned CAES facility. Once delivered, the combined battery and CAES projects will create a multi-duration energy storage hub for the area, from milliseconds to multi-day, a model being explored across other Corre Energy projects.
SemperPower will provide battery infrastructure sourcing, development and operational expertise. The company has significant experience in battery development, with three existing projects operating in the Netherlands and a further pipeline backed by Return Energy.
Zuidwending is strategically located in the Netherlands, 20km from the nearest coast, close to offshore wind and solar farms, and at the centre of the countryā€™s transitioning energy system. Both the battery and CAES projects come at a time when state-owned electricity grid operator, TenneT, states that investment in Dutch electricity infrastructure will need to double over the next decade.
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