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When will the largest battery storage project in Sweden come online?

A 70MW battery storage project being developed by Ingrid Capacity, set to be the largest in the country when online in H1 2024, will come online. Image: Ingrid Capacity. Some 100-200MW of grid-scale battery storage could come online in Sweden this year, local developer Ingrid Capacity told Energy-Storage.news.

Will Axpo build a lithium-ion battery storage facility in Sweden?

Axpo will build a 20 MW/20 MWh lithium-ion based battery storage facility in the south of Sweden, which will become operational in 2024. The project was developed by RES and SCR and acquired by Axpo on 9 March 2023.

What are the largest energy storage units in Sweden?

The two largest operational units in Sweden are Vattenfall’s 5MW/20MWh system in Uppsala and Primrock’s 5.4MW unit in Falkenberg while Alfen is delivering a 10MW/11.9MWh system for electricity network company Ellevio in Grums, western Sweden. Ingrid Capacity has around 500MW of energy storage projects under development in Sweden, it said.

Why is energy storage important in Sweden?

RES Nordics CEO, Matilda Afzelius, added: “Energy storage will play an increasingly important role across Sweden. RES has worldwide experience in battery storage projects and has delivered more than 500 MW to support a range of grid functions.

Will Axpo build a 20 MW 20 kW battery storage facility in Sweden?

In the latest expansion of its battery storage capacity, Axpo will build a 20 MW/20 MWh facility in Sweden to deliver services to the grid in 2024. Axpo acquired the project from developers RES and Scandinavian Capacity Reserve (SCR).

Is pumped hydro energy storage a problem in Sweden?

Intermittency is growing on the Swedish grid as more renewable energy sources come online, and the capacity of the country’s existing large pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) portfolio to balance this is being exhausted. Battery storage projects are being launched to make up the shortfall as the country seeks net zero by 2045.