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Where is France's largest battery energy storage system located?

reported a while back on the completion of an expansion at continental France’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS) project. BESS capacity at the TotalEnergies refinery site in Dunkirk, northern France, is now 61MW/61MWh over two phases, with the most recent 36MW/36MWh addition completed shortly before the end of 2021

Which country has the largest battery energy storage capacity in France?

Cheviré will have the largest battery energy storage capacity in France, utilising Tesla Megapack technology, with a total power of 100 MW / 200 MWh. It will be able to charge and discharge the equivalent of 2 hours of electricity, enough to power 170,000 homes – more than the population of the city of Nantes.

Is totalenergies the biggest battery storage project in France?

The energy major has 103MW of capacity market contracted energy storage online or coming online in France. Interestingly however, despite presiding over the single biggest project in the country, TotalEnergies sits second in Clean Horizon’s chart of France’s most prolific (publicly announced) battery storage project owners and developers.

How much battery storage capacity is available in France?

To date, approximately 1 GWh of battery storage capacity is operational in France. The completion of the Cheviré BESS will represent a 20% increase in installed energy capacity. To support the deployment of renewable energy production in France, the French grid operator RTE anticipates total storage capacity in the range of 12 to 15 GW by 2050.

Does Q energy France support large energy storage systems on industrial sites?

“This power plant is fully in line with a development model that we strongly support: the installation of large energy storage systems on industrial sites,” said Corentin Sivy, Development Director of Q ENERGY France.

Will 900MW of battery storage be online in France?

Image: TotalEnergies. Close to 900MW of publicly announced battery storage projects will be online in continental France by the end of next year and although the country lags behind its nearest northern neighbour, the business case for battery storage is growing.