In the coming weeks, PowerField will install batteries for the storage of solar energy. These batteries will be installed at Dutch solar parks in Valthermond and Wanneperveen and are PowerField’s first projects where solar energy is combined with energy storage. With 52 MWh, the battery in Wanneperveen will be one of the largest batteries in the Netherlands.
PowerField is installing the batteries to make optimal use of grid capacity. This solution makes it possible to store energy produced by a solar park in a battery. When there is high demand for energy, the need for sustainable power can be met through the battery. This reduces the capacity problems that occur within the Dutch power grid.
”As a developer and owner of solar parks, we take our responsibility to contribute to the optimal use of the available grid capacity. With these batteries, PowerField does not call upon the reinforcement of the Dutch power grid,” said Ivo van Dam, PowerField’s Chief Technology Officer. ”In addition to these two projects, PowerField has several initiatives planned for large-scale battery solutions in the future.”