- This project in Vraňany, Czech Republic, combines a 20 MW/25 MWh battery storage system (BESS) with gas turbines for a total output of over 50 MW.
- It will be used to provide ancillary services to the power grid.
SMA‘s subsidiary SMA Altenso GmbH recently supplied customized battery container systems consisting of Sunny Central Storage battery inverters, medium voltage power stations (MVPS), and container solutions with NCA batteries. With a further expansion the production of green hydrogen is also possible.
Sunny Central Storage battery inverter system. Image credit: SMA
Decci Group, an independent power producer, is responsible for the hybrid ‘Energy Nest’ project. Darina Merdassi, Decci’s director said the project would be able to provide the same balancing services as a 300MW lignite power plant, and that projects like it were key to moving away from coal, which still provides 60% of power in the Czech Republic.
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Author: Bryan Groenendaal
