(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 3. TotalEnergies willdevelop a new battery storage project in Belgium, Trend reports.
The company unveiled its plans during Belgian Energy MinisterTinne Van der Straeten's recent visit to TotalEnergies' Antwerprefinery battery storage project.
The new venture will be situated at TotalEnergies' depot inFeluy and is set to boast a power rating of 25 MW and a capacity of75 MWh, powered by forty Intensium Max High Energy lithium-ioncontainers supplied by Saft. The project is anticipated to commenceoperations by the end of 2025.
With a combined investment totaling close to 70 million euros,these projects will elevate TotalEnergies' storage capacity inBelgium to 50 MW / 150 MWh.
According to the company, such battery storage initiatives areintegral to bolstering the resilience of the electricity grid,offering flexibility, and addressing grid congestion issues, they play a pivotal role in facilitating the growth ofrenewable energy sources, mitigating their intermittent nature, andpromoting a sustainable energy landscape in the country.
"We are pleased to announce this new storage project in Feluy,just a year after we began our Antwerp project, which should beoperational by the end of the year. These projects are fully inline with our integrated development strategy for electricity, notjust in Belgium, but globally," said Olivier Jouny, Senior VicePresident, Integrated Power at TotalEnergies.
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