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A render of the project in Vilvoorde. Image: Engie. Multinational utility and IPP Engie has launched construction on a 200MW/800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Belgium. The France-headquartered firm announced the start of construction in the 4-hour duration project in Vilvoorde, Belgium, on 5 July.
Utility and IPP Engie has launched construction on a 200MW/800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Belgium.
Spanning 3.5 hectares, the Vilvoorde BESS will consist of 320 battery modules, each counting 25m x 4m x 3m. The system will include a four-hour grid release capability, comparable to the storage capacity of 160,000 domestic 5 kilowatt-hours (kWh) batteries.
ENGIE is also generating two other BESS projects in Belgium which already have credentials in place, a 100-MW/400-MWh scheme in Kallo and an 80-MW/320-MWh battery in Drogenbos. The firm targets 10 GW of battery capability globally by 2030. At the end of 2023, it contained 1.3 GW of battery capacity in function and 3.6 GW secured under development.
Brussels Morning Newspaper » Economy » ENGIE launches Europe’s largest battery energy storage system in Belgium Brussels (Brussels Morning) – ENGIE is constructing a massive Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Vilvoorde, Belgium, with 200 MW capacity and 800 MWh storage, aiming to support 96,000 households with renewable energy solutions.
ENGIE has started building one of Europe’s largest Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) at its Vilvoorde place in Belgium. The project, authorised in July 2023 and selected for power remuneration in October 2023, has an inaugurated capacity of 200 MW on a 3.5-hectare site. What are the specifications of ENGIE’s Vilvoorde BESS project?
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