John Cockerill to install solar, storage system at JOSKIN site

• Belgian mechanical design firm John Cockerill has protected an order to provide compatriot agricultural machinery manufacturer JOSKIN with an integrated green energy system.

According to a recent announcement, the project at JOSKIN's centers in Soumagne, Liege area, will certainly consist of 4,200 photovoltaic (PV) panels, 13 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and also three container batteries, in addition to a power management system. Expected to be in operation by the beginning of 2024, it will certainly have the ability to produce 1.8 MWp as well as store 5.5 MWh of power. The system will assist JOSKIN reduce its power bill while maximising renewables self-consumption. It will also allow the firm to generate added revenue from grid services.

"Although broadening our photovoltaic park was a noticeable selection, we intended to go further in this procedure," commented Didier Joskin, taking care of director of Ets JOSKIN. "These installments will certainly be a genuine included worth for JOSKIN: they will not just permit us to enhance our power self-sufficiency however additionally help the grid driver to meet today and also future challenges of increasing renewable energy production," included Didier Joskin.

John Cockerill will make and also supply the power system, which mirrors an industrial pilot for electricity manufacturing as well as storage space that the firm mounted at its Belgian headquarters in Seraing in 2018. The pilot is called MiRiS and consists of 2 MWp of photovoltaic panels and also more than 2.5 MW/5.5 MWh of storage, consisting of lithium-ion, sodium-sulfur as well as flow battery innovations.