TotalEnergies unveils Belgian battery scheme

• French O&G player will mount biggest European storage space project to date at Antwerp refinery

TotalEnergies has actually begun an energy storage space project at its Antwerp refinery in Belgium.

The firm is developing a 25MW/ 75 megawatt hour battery storage space project at the site, which will certainly be its biggest in Europe to date.

This site will benefit from the offered land and the site's grid connection.

The company has actually already appointed 4 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 installment, which will be functional by the end of 2024, will certainly assist meet the requirements of the European as well as Belgian high-voltage transmission network by smoothing power changes in the nationwide grid on a daily basis, especially throughout peak winter season periods.

It will certainly help guarantee grid protection by getting involved proactively in the nationwide grid's book solutions as well as will allow extra eco-friendly power to be integrated into the grid.

Senior vice president integrated power at TotalEnergies Olivier Jouny claimed: "This first storage space project in Belgium-- our biggest in Europe-- will aid make certain the security of the Belgian and European grids to allow for better advancement of renewable resources.

" It fits in completely with the multi-energy approach of TotalEnergies.

" Backed by Saft's battery energy storage space system competence, TotalEnergies plans to deploy storage space services-- significantly in nations where we are actively developing renewable energies.

" With its energy storage space remedies, TotalEnergies supports the growth of renewable resource manufacturing in the European energy mix."