Largest Battery in Europe
The “EnspireME” battery will supply reserve capacity to the European electricity grid to guarantee its 50-hertz frequency.
The “EnspireME” battery will supply reserve capacity to the European electricity grid to guarantee its 50-hertz frequency.
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Energy storage is vital to maintaining a sustainable supply of energy. That’s why Eneco and Mitsubishi Corporation constructed Europe’s largest battery system: EnspireME, a subsidized project located in Jardelund, in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Output: 48 megawatts. Storage capacity: over 50 megawatts per hour.
Energy policy then & now
Low-carbon investments boost the economy
Germany has targeted a complete phase-out of nuclear power by the end of 2022 and in recent years has ramped up renewable energy production.
The German government recently passed three laws which will invigorate the renewable energy market. But some areas of R&D still need state support to make the energy transition a reality.