Neoen Breaks Ground on Sweden's Largest Battery Storage Project

Feb 2, 2024 02:08 PM ET
  • Neoen's Isbillen Power Reserve, set to be Sweden's largest energy storage facility, is underway. With Nidec on board, it's expected to go online in Q1 2025, providing vital frequency containment reserve services.

French renewables company Neoen has begun construction on a 93.9 MW/93.9 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Sweden. The Isbillen Power Reserve will be the largest energy storage facility in Sweden and the Nordics, and is expected to go online in Q1 2025. Neoen has given notice to proceed to Japan's Nidec, which will handle engineering and construction and supply the battery containers and inverters. The facility will provide frequency containment reserve services to transmission system operator Svenska Kraftnat. Neoen has a pipeline of over 400 MW of BESS projects in Sweden and 1.6 GW/1.3 GWh of batteries globally.

What is the expected completion date for Neoen's Isbillen Power Reserve in Sweden?

  • The Isbillen Power Reserve in Sweden is expected to be completed and go online in Q1 2025.
  • Neoen, a French renewables company, has begun construction on this 93.9 MW/93.9 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project.
  • Once completed, the Isbillen Power Reserve will become the largest energy storage facility in Sweden and the Nordics.
  • Neoen has partnered with Japan's Nidec for engineering, construction, and the supply of battery containers and inverters for the project.
  • The facility will primarily provide frequency containment reserve services to Svenska Kraftnat, the transmission system operator in Sweden.
  • Neoen has an extensive pipeline of over 400 MW of BESS projects in Sweden alone.
  • Globally, Neoen has a total of 1.6 GW/1.3 GWh of batteries in its portfolio.

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