29.04.2016, 12:23
Fortum Continues Its Virtual Power Plant Experiment
OREANDA-NEWS. Fortum is launching the Nordic countries' biggest electricity storage pilot project incorporating Saft's megawatt-scale Li-ion (lithium-ion) battery energy storage technology. The objective is to research the suitability of batteries used for storing electricity to maintain a power balance in the electricity system. Additionally, the research will explore new opportunities offered by electricity storage and by the flexible intermediate storage of electricity.
For the project, Saft's Li-ion containerised battery system with a nominal output of 2 megawatts (MW) and 1 megawatt hour (MWh) of energy capacity will be installed at Fortum's Suomenoja power plant in Finland.
"We are also researching the battery's optimal use together with the production and the demand flexibility-based virtual power plant," says Tatu Kulla, Head of Operations, Fortum.
The battery project is an extension of Fortum's pioneering experiment started in March in which a virtual power plant based on demand flexibility is being built together with customers. The capacity of this power plant will be offered to the national grid company Fingrid to maintain a continuous power balance in the electricity system.
The planning of the Suomenoja battery project has been started, and the aim is to start the installation work during September 2016. Test use of the electricity storage is estimated to begin in October. The battery will be supplied by Saft, the world leader in the design and manufacture of advanced technology batteries for industrial applications. The project's investment cost is about two million euros, for which Fortum will receive a 30 per cent energy investment subsidy from the Ministry of Employment and the Economy.
Suomenoja is an ideal test environment for the pilot because the power plant already has in use an industrial-scale heat pump station, which produces about 300,000 MWh, i.e. as much as 15 per cent of Espoo's district heat demand.
Additionally, one of Finland's biggest thermal batteries is currently under construction at the plant; it can store about 800 MWh of thermal energy. This is equivalent to the heat consumption of about 13,000 single-family homes per day.
"Increasing the amount of energy produced with solar and wind power will increase the need for regulating power that balances the electricity network and for new storage solutions. When the weather is sunny or windy, there is plenty of energy production, but less demand, so it makes sense to store the electricity. In this project we are also researching new business models that can be developed with electricity storage for electricity companies and customers," Tatu Kulla says.
"We look forward to working in cooperation with Fortum in this important project to develop future operational and business models for advanced Li-ion energy storage systems in electricity grids", says Glen Bowling, Transportation, Telecom & Grids Senior Vice President Sales at Saft.
For the project, Saft's Li-ion containerised battery system with a nominal output of 2 megawatts (MW) and 1 megawatt hour (MWh) of energy capacity will be installed at Fortum's Suomenoja power plant in Finland.
"We are also researching the battery's optimal use together with the production and the demand flexibility-based virtual power plant," says Tatu Kulla, Head of Operations, Fortum.
The battery project is an extension of Fortum's pioneering experiment started in March in which a virtual power plant based on demand flexibility is being built together with customers. The capacity of this power plant will be offered to the national grid company Fingrid to maintain a continuous power balance in the electricity system.
The planning of the Suomenoja battery project has been started, and the aim is to start the installation work during September 2016. Test use of the electricity storage is estimated to begin in October. The battery will be supplied by Saft, the world leader in the design and manufacture of advanced technology batteries for industrial applications. The project's investment cost is about two million euros, for which Fortum will receive a 30 per cent energy investment subsidy from the Ministry of Employment and the Economy.
Suomenoja is an ideal test environment for the pilot because the power plant already has in use an industrial-scale heat pump station, which produces about 300,000 MWh, i.e. as much as 15 per cent of Espoo's district heat demand.
Additionally, one of Finland's biggest thermal batteries is currently under construction at the plant; it can store about 800 MWh of thermal energy. This is equivalent to the heat consumption of about 13,000 single-family homes per day.
"Increasing the amount of energy produced with solar and wind power will increase the need for regulating power that balances the electricity network and for new storage solutions. When the weather is sunny or windy, there is plenty of energy production, but less demand, so it makes sense to store the electricity. In this project we are also researching new business models that can be developed with electricity storage for electricity companies and customers," Tatu Kulla says.
"We look forward to working in cooperation with Fortum in this important project to develop future operational and business models for advanced Li-ion energy storage systems in electricity grids", says Glen Bowling, Transportation, Telecom & Grids Senior Vice President Sales at Saft.
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