MET Group has launched an R&D project in Hungary to examine how energy storage and software solutions can help solve the country’s problems with intermittent and weather dependent renewable generation.
The project has been launched in tandem with the software company Navitasoft, with the work being carried out at the Dunamenti Power Plant in Szazhalombatta.
The project will feature the installation of a 4MW, two-hour capacity battery at Dunamenti.
The project partners want to use the battery to develop a software solution for energy aggregators which will allow commercial and operational optimisation of MET Group’s asset portfolio.
It is also hoped that the aggregation software will be able to accommodate other energy storage systems, based on a wide range of energy sources.
Dunamenti Power Plant CEO Péter Horváth said: “Storing surplus electricity in batteries, which then can be used to release electricity at night or at times of low wind, is an ideal way to balance the fluctuations of renewable energy production. The challenge posed by intermittent generation can be tackled by using data-driven, digital tools, in line with expectations for a carbon neutral economy.”
Navitasoft CEO Akos Fuzi explained: “Currently there is no other dedicated solution – one that would combine the benefits of digitalisation and energy storage – available in the Hungarian market offering balancing services to renewable energy producers.
“Our goal within the framework of the consortium’s project is to provide Hungarian and foreign market players a solution that can be applied in the far-reaching optimisation of heterogeneous portfolios.”