TotalEnergies has announced the development of a 25MW battery in Feluy, Belgium.
The announcement came as Belgian Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten’s visited the company’s Antwerp refinery BESS.
The new project will be developed on the site of TotalEnergies’ depot in Feluy. It will have a power rating of 25MW and capacity of 75MWh, thanks to the 40 Intensium Max High Energy lithium-ion containers supplied by Saft. Start-up is expected at the end of 2025.
These two projects, which represent a global investment of nearly €70m will bring TotalEnergies’ storage capacity in Belgium to 50MW/150MWh.
The sites play a key role in the resilience of the electricity system, providing flexibility and helping solve grid congestion problems, said the developer. They also encourage the growth of renewable energies in the country, which require solutions like these to compensate for their intermittency.
“We are pleased to announce this new storage project in Feluy, just a year after we began our Antwerp project, which should be operational by the end of the year,” said senior vice president, integrated power at TotalEnergies Olivier Jouny.
“These projects are fully in line with our integrated development strategy for electricity, not just in Belgium, but globally.
“These technical systems also confirm the European leadership of our affiliate specialized in battery production, Saft, and its industrial-scale stationary storage know-how.”