Where in France will a battery storage plant be built?

The 35MW/44MWh BESS will be built at the Emile Huchet power plant site in the the town of Saint-Avold, in the northeast of the country, and will be one of the largest in France when completed, Q Energy said. The renewable energy IPP arm of PV module manufacturer Qcells has started building one of the largest battery storage projects in France.

How fast is battery storage deployment in France?

Battery storage deployment has not been as fast in France, or indeed much of mainland Europe, as it has been in markets like the US, UK and latterly Australia. RTE is conducting a pilot project, called Project RINGO, which will see just under 100MWh of battery storage deployed across three French sites that act as virtual transmission assets.

Where in France will a new battery be installed in 2021?

The Vingeanne site, in Fontenelle, Côte-d’Or (South of France), is ready to start the test phase, which will last six months, before it is commissioned in May 2021. It is the first site in France to host this large-scale battery installation.

Is AFRR the future of battery storage in France?

France also shares common frequency regulation markets with much of Europe and some of these, notably the newly-introduced automated Frequency Restoration Reserve (aFRR), are being seen as important revenue streams that could be stacked to further the business case for battery storage in the continent.

What type of batteries are used in a Nidec plant?

The Nidec batteries used are of the lithium-ion NMC (nickel, manganese, cobalt) type with high energy density and were installed during the summer. The site represents a storage capacity equivalent to the production of 5 wind turbines or the consumption of 10,000 homes (24 megawatt hours) ».