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Austrian electricity group Verbund implements 48 MWh battery storage in Central and Lower Franconia

03.02.2023

Source: Energie & Management Powernews

With two technology partners, the electricity group built two electricity storage facilities with 48 MW in Central and Lower Franconia for 26 million euros. They provide control and balancing energy.

With a total of 42 MW output and 48 MWh capacity, the largest battery storage in Bavaria so far realized the Austrian electricity group Verbund with two technology partners. This is the Norwegian Eco Stor with headquarters in Oslo and a branch in Munich and the Kyon Energy, also based in Munich.

The plant consists of two stores, each with 21 MW of power and 24 MWh volume. They are located in Diespeck in the central Franconian district of Neustadt an der Aisch and in Iphofen in the district of Kitzingen in Lower Franconia. According to a press release from Verbund, the batteries are distributed among six battery stations each. The group puts its investment at a total of around 26 million euros.

The Verbund uses the large battery storage facilities to provide control and balancing energy. The plants are connected to the network of N-Ergie Netz GmbH in the control zone of Tennet. N-Ergie Netz is headquartered in Nuremberg and operates a 28,000-kilometer electricity grid, mainly in Central Franconia. According to the Verbund, the new storage facilities are an "important milestone for a secure power supply in the Bavarian region."

Important for the energy turnaround

At the official commissioning of the facility in Diespeck, Verbund Director General Michael Strugl stated that without (battery) storage there would be no successful energy turnaround. "Only if we manage to successfully integrate fluctuating forms of generation into strong and stable grids can a renewable future succeed. Every kilowatt hour that can be generated must also be allowed to be generated without endangering grid stability."

Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters) expressed a similar view. According to him, "green" electricity from photovoltaic and wind power plants "must enter the grid even faster and better than before." For this, "such intelligent systems as the new battery storage here in Diespeck" are of great importance.

Author: Klaus Fischer