Swiss new long-term energy storage equipment outdoors

Which energy storage projects have been commissioned in Switzerland?

Axpo commissioned its BESS in February this year while utility Thurplus commissioned a 3MW system in September last year. But Switzerland was the location for one of the largest energy storage projects commissioned in recent years, a 20GWh pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) unit which started operations in June 2022 in the Canton of Valais.

Is MW storage the country's largest battery storage project?

MW Storage is a developer of BESS projects which is also active in the German market, with a 100MW/200MWh project underway that it claimed is the country’s largest. The inauguration ceremony for the BESS project. Image: EWS AG. EWS AG and MW Storage have expanded a battery storage project in Switzerland to 28MW, making it the country's largest.

How much does lithium storage cost?

With a levelised cost of storage said to be as low as €15 ($17.60) per MWh for large projects — up to 47 times cheaper than utility-scale lithium-ion storage — it is little wonder that the start-up has already inked deals with the likes of Siemens, EDF and Eni.