What is the largest energy storage project in Europe?

A first flagship energy storage project in Belgium After commissioning four battery parks in France offering total energy storage capacity of 130 MWh, this project will be the Company's largest battery installation in Europe.

Who built the 480-module lithium Bess in Bastogne?

The 480-module lithium BESS in Bastogne was built with Fluence’s Gridstack products. Image: BSTOR. In April, an inauguration was held for the 10MW/20MWh EStor-Lux battery storage project in Bastogne, Belgium, with attendees including the country’s federal energy minister Tinne Van der Straeten.

Who will supply a 40-intensium Max high energy lithium-ion container?

The batteries, 40 Intensium Max High Energy lithium-ion containers, will be supplied by Saft, the battery subsidiary of TotalEnergies, confirming its position as European leader in industrial-scale stationary storage with this project.

Who is totalenergies in Belgium?

In Belgium, TotalEnergies is a major player in the entire electricity value chain. As an electricity supplier, the company has a portfolio of 450,000 BtC sites and around 100,000 BtB sites.

What is a battery energy storage system (BESS)?

The lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) was among the first projects to go online using Fluence’s Gridstack modular BESS solution and has been working to provide flexibility to Belgium’s grid since the end of 2021 through optimiser Centrica Business Solutions.

Does the TSO (Elia transmission Belgium) have a bankable business model?

Since 2016, the TSO (Elia Transmission Belgium) is not even buying ancillary services with contracts longer than one year and even at one year, it’s not sufficient to build up a bankable business model. What we’ve seen is two types of project development: one is more balance sheet-based, people buying an asset and taking the risk.