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.
