RWE starts the construction of 117 MW energy storage project in Lingen and Werne

RWE AG has started the construction of 117 MW energy storage project, spread across two locations and coupled with hydropower stations in Lingen and Werne, Germany.

A battery system with a total capacity of 117 megawatts is being installed at the company’s power plants in Lingen (Lower Saxony) and Werne (North Rhine-Westphalia). The batteries will be virtually coupled with RWE’s run-of-river power stations along the river Mosel. The coupling process raises the total capacity of the batteries by another good 15 percent.

RWE invested around EUR50 million (US$59.44) for the development of the project. The system is scheduled to start operations at the end of 2022.

The planned system comprises 420 lithium-ion battery racks, housed in 47 overseas shipping containers spread across two RWE power stations. The system at the Gersteinwerk in Werne will have a capacity of 72 MW while the one at the Emsland station in Lingen will have 45 MW.