In the announcement, Joeri Siborgs, General Manager of GIGA Storage Belgium, said: “The project is being developed on industrial land where battery development efforts have previously taken place. Permit applications have been submitted and construction is expected to begin in 2024. GIGA storage is expected to begin in 2030. We are aiming to realize 3GW of battery storage in Belgium by the end of the year.”
This project is one of the largest being developed in Europe. Energy storage.News recognizes that the area is integrating more intermittent renewable generation into the Belgian electricity grid and intends to make a significant contribution to supporting this.
The site looks very similar to Giga Storage’s previously announced 300MW/1,200MWh project, a spokesperson said. energy storage.new■ They are different projects.
Although Belgium has regularly been praised for promoting the grid-scale energy storage market, including awarding capacity market agreements to large-scale BESS, there have also been significant challenges to getting the Dutch energy storage market off the ground. has been mentioned.
Dutch power company Eneco announced last year that it would commission 200MWh of BESS in Belgium, calling for further commitment from its own government, while France-based power company Engie has commissioned a total of 380MWh of BESS in Belgium. We are considering developing a large-scale project.
As far as we know, the largest project underway in the Netherlands is the 250MW/1,000MWh BESS, which is reported to have: Energy storage.News, Local governments will need to revise local zoning regulations to move it forward.
Coinciding with the announcement of Giga’s project in Belgium, another developer, S4 Energy, announced a deal with Telsa for a 12 megapack for a 11MW/44MWh project in the Netherlands. This project will be a hybrid facility that combines a battery and a flywheel.
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