RES Deutschland has won a tender from local utility Bordesholm VBB to build a 10MW pilot energy storage project.
Construction is expected to start in the summer of 2018, with commissioning anticipated for the spring of 2019.
Bordesholm VBB managing director Frank Günther said: “We are pleased to have found with RES a partner for our pilot project, who can score with many years of experience in the international storage market.”
RES Deutschland head of energy storage Matthias Leuthold said: “The provision of balancing power will continue to gain importance in Germany in the coming years due to its high efficiency and the progressive replacement of conventional fossil fuels.”
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RES puts store in Germany
By EBS