Germany – Germany’s first “Wind + Storage” project, which is located in the Brandenburg Uckermark, is now operational.
In September 2020, the wind + storage project in the Brandenburg Uckermark won the Federal Network Agency’s first nationwide innovation tender. It is currently Germany’s first and only wind+storage project authorized by the Renewable Energy Sources Act.
Juwi installed two Vestas V136 wind turbines with a nominal output of 3.6 MW each in the Schmölln II wind farm. Smart Power constructed the 3 MWh associated battery storage, which has been successfully put into operation. Because green electricity can be fed into the power grid even during periods of low wind, the system helps to ensure supply security and grid stability. This is made possible by lithium-ion storage.
Long service life
The storage is connected to the 20 KV grid and consists of a 40-foot high-cube container, an energy station with medium-voltage switchgear, a transformer, and an inverter. To treat the batteries as gently as possible and ensure a long service life, the battery container is an air-conditioned insulating container. There are a total of 28 racks installed, each with 12 slots for battery modules, for a 3.0 MW maximum output.
The Seckach solar park in the Neckar-Odenwald district is a storage project that juwi and Smart Power are currently implementing in Baden-Württemberg in connection with renewable energies. The 9.8 megawatt solar park in Seckach with the 3.7 megawatt battery storage (3.7 MWh) should go online at the start of 2023.
