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"Car maker Volkswagen (VW) plans to install large battery storage capacities in
northern Germany to store wind and solar power for times of little output,
reports newspaper
WirtschaftsWoche.
The head of the company’s technology department, Thomas Schmall, said
construction is slated to begin this summer. “And we will be ready to connect
to the grid early next year,” Schmall added.
The storage facility’s initial capacity will be 700 megawatts (the storage
duration was not stated) and could be expanded to 1,000 MW later, which roughly
equals the capacity of a standard gas-fired power plant, he said.
With the new facility, the capacity of industrial-scale batteries in Germany
would double, Schmall said, adding that the company expects demand for battery
storage to grow tenfold in the coming years.
While the facility will initially be equipped with new batteries, the idea
would be to fit them with old ones from used electric vehicles to make the
project more sustainable. The large-scale battery would help VW to enter a new
market and stabilise the power grid, Schmall said.
He called the company’s investment “a significant contribution to the
sustainable transformation of the energy system” that ensures less renewable
power must be curtailed during production peaks or demand slumps."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
