Where is the largest battery energy storage system in the Netherlands?

German energy major RWE AG (ETR:RWE) has officially opened one of the largest battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the Netherlands, a 35-MW/41-MWh facility at its Eemshaven power station. The Eemshaven battery energy storage system in the Netherlands. Image by: RWE AG.

Which battery storage facility is built by RWE in the Netherlands?

The battery storage facility in Moerdijk is the second battery storage facility to be built by RWE in the Netherlands: the company started construction of a battery storage facility in Eemshaven at the beginning of the year with an installed capacity of 35 MW and a storage capacity of 41 MWh.

Where will Bess power plant be built?

The project will be built at its power plant in in Moerdijk with commissioning expected before the end of 2024, which will mark the start of a two-year pilot phase. It will comprise three lithium iron phosphate (LFP) based BESS units and utilise the site’s existing grid connection.

How will a Bess power plant work?

It will feature highly reactive control technology and inverters with grid-forming functionality, enabling the provision of instantaneous reserve power, RWE said. Such services are usually provided by the rotating masses of conventional power plants, such as coal, but this can also be provided by BESS technology.