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Is totalenergies the biggest battery storage project in France?

The energy major has 103MW of capacity market contracted energy storage online or coming online in France. Interestingly however, despite presiding over the single biggest project in the country, TotalEnergies sits second in Clean Horizon’s chart of France’s most prolific (publicly announced) battery storage project owners and developers.

Does Q energy France support large energy storage systems on industrial sites?

“This power plant is fully in line with a development model that we strongly support: the installation of large energy storage systems on industrial sites,” said Corentin Sivy, Development Director of Q ENERGY France.

Where is France's largest battery energy storage system located?

reported a while back on the completion of an expansion at continental France’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS) project. BESS capacity at the TotalEnergies refinery site in Dunkirk, northern France, is now 61MW/61MWh over two phases, with the most recent 36MW/36MWh addition completed shortly before the end of 2021

Where is totalenergies' battery energy storage system located?

The battery energy storage system (BESS) is located in Dunkirk, northern France. When it was inaugurated in January 2021, it was already France’s biggest system of its type at 25MW / 25MWh. A second installation phase has been completed, bringing its output and capacity to 61MW / 61MWh.

How will the RTE battery project affect France's electricity grid?

The battery project, with 35 megawatts (MW) of power and 44-megawatt-hour (MWh) of storage capacity, will provide services to the electricity grid via RTE, France´s transmission system operator. It will facilitate the integration of renewable energies, stabilize the grid, and help to reduce the volatility of electricity prices.

What does France use battery storage for?

Many of France’s island territories overseas have sizeable battery storage systems paired with solar PV plants and the country has pioneer low carbon capacity market auctions since early 2020. Battery storage is used to store energy from solar PV plants.