Munich / Helmstedt, 18.06.2024 . Kyon Energy, a leading project developer of large-scale battery storage systems, will realize one of the largest storage facilities in Germany in Helmstedt, Lower Saxony. The approval for this project represents a significant step forward in expanding energy storage capacity in the region and across Germany. The facility will have a storage capacity of 110 megawatts and a storage capacity of 220 megawatt hours and will be built close to the substation.
Battery storage systems are extremely important for integrating the increasing share of renewable energy into the electricity grid in a sensible way. They balance out the volatility of wind and solar energy, prevent cost-intensive curtailment of systems and stabilize the electricity grid as a whole. The storage system absorbs surplus energy from the power grid and feeds it back into the system as required.
The substation in Helmstedt is an important grid node in the high-voltage grid, where several 110 kV overhead lines meet. The planned battery storage system can have a major impact on the security of supply for the supra-regional area and the integration of renewables through its system services.
"Large-scale battery storage systems play a crucial role in the energy transition by increasing the flexibility of the electricity grid and enabling the integration of renewable energies. With our new facility in Helmstedt, we are setting an important milestone in expanding energy storage capacities in Germany. We welcome the cooperation with the city of Helmstedt and the fact that we are jointly advancing the energy transition," says Florian Antwerpen, one of the Managing Directors of Kyon Energy.
Wittich Schobert, Mayor of the city of Helmstedt, emphasizes that "the large-scale battery storage facility is a further step towards rapidly transforming the former lignite mining area, which at times had three large coal-fired power plants, into a modern industrial location where renewable energy is generated, stored and converted on a large scale in order to be able to provide energy in line with demand in the future."
About Kyon Energy
Kyon Energy is a German project development company focusing on large-scale battery storage systems. With 121 MW of battery storage systems successfully developed and sold with partners, over 650 MW of approved and ready-to-build projects and a current project pipeline of over 7 GW, Kyon Energy is one of the market leaders in Germany. The company has a particular focus on the development and optimization of multi-use strategies, combined with in-depth expertise in project development and management as well as the regulation of large-scale battery storage systems. Through its battery storage systems, Kyon Energy is a driver of the energy transition and strives for a world powered by renewable, sustainable and independent energy.
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