NEC Corp is supplying an 18MW energy storage system to renewable energy company Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ) in Switzerland.
The project will be built at an existing substation in Volketswil, near Zurich, and will be the largest battery storage facility in Switzerland when completed in early 2018.
EKZ will own and operate the facility.
EKZ project manager Marina González Vayá said: “With this first large-scale commercial battery storage project performing primary reserve in Switzerland, we’re taking an important step towards a reliable and sustainable energy future.”
Image: an NEC battery system (NEC)
