Battery container at polder pumping station
Customer
Emmett Green
The situation
A polder pumping station requires a lot of electricity to pump water from the hinterland. The BESS is used for peak-shaving, but also for ancillary services.
What was built
Generation Green installed the Schelde battery at the Nieuwe Sluis polder pumping station in Breskens: a battery container with 2.3 MWh and 1,000 kW that makes the local energy system smarter and more sustainable. When the pumping station is not in operation, the battery uses the existing grid connection to temporarily store renewable energy and feed it back in later at peak times. In this way, they help to balance the local power grid and optimise the use of green energy.
The result
The client is now running the pumping station without having to worry about exceeding their peak energy limits from their grid operator. Next to this, revenue is generated by doing ancillary services. Private individuals were able to invest in this asset, which means that many individuals are currently profiting of this asset.