TotalEnergies has begun an energy storage project at its Antwerp refinery in Belgium.
The company is developing a 25MW / 75 megawatt hour battery storage project at the site, which will be its largest in Europe to date.
This site will benefit from the available land and the site’s grid connection.
The company has already commissioned four battery parks in France with a total energy storage capacity of 130MWh.
Saft, a TotalEnergies subsidiary, will supply 40 Intensium Max High Energy lithium-ion containers for the project.
The installation, which will be operational by the end of 2024, will help meet the needs of the European and Belgian high-voltage transmission network by smoothing power fluctuations in the national grid on a daily basis, particularly during peak winter periods.
It will help guarantee grid security by participating actively in the national grid’s reserve services and will allow more renewable electricity to be integrated into the grid.
Senior vice president integrated power at TotalEnergies Olivier Jouny said: “This first storage project in Belgium – our largest in Europe – will help ensure the stability of the Belgian and European grids to allow for greater development of renewable energies.
“It fits in perfectly with the multi-energy strategy of TotalEnergies.
“Backed by Saft’s battery energy storage system expertise, TotalEnergies intends to deploy storage solutions – notably in countries where we are actively developing renewable energies.
“With its energy storage solutions, TotalEnergies supports the growth of renewable energy production in the European energy mix.”