Sustainability - TransnetBW is working with Fluence Energy to build a 250-megawatt green power storage facility on a site spanning This power reserve will ensure improved stability and lower costs for consumers The production of sustainably generated power is dependent on weather conditions Critics foresaw problems in accommodating these peaks and dips Maurits Kuypers reports that there is now a solution to that All of the batteries combined will have a capacity of 250 megawatts The project will play an important role in the energy transition and in optimizing Germany’s power consumption Most people will be aware of the problem that so much green electricity is generated that the existing power grid is incapable of coping with it Wind turbines or solar panels then have to be shut down or disconnected from the grid as a matter of necessity in order to prevent any disruptions there are periodically days when there is a shortage of green energy Those are the days when coal or gas power plants have to pitch in the “Netzbooster project” in Kupferzell steps in with its green electricity that is stored there TransnetBW is one of the four major operators of the German power grid and a subsidiary of the EnBW energy company According to the American-German company – which is a subsidiary of Siemens and American AES – the emergency generator can be turned on and off within milliseconds ensures additional safety as well as lower costs and higher revenues This is because green energy is used more efficiently and fewer other (expensive) external reserve capacities are needed then this concerns a potential gain of billions of euros (minus what are known as ‘redispatch costs’ ) that largely stand to benefit consumers “We are really happy to have been able to bring aboard the market leader in energy storage,” said Werner Götz Fluence is no newcomer in the field of energy storage It has already carried out 205 such projects in all so far 250 megawatts is not nearly enough to solve all the problems Many more regional energy supplies will have to be established These will not necessarily need to involve batteries but green energy in Germany is mainly produced in the north while most industry is located in the south That means power grids must be improved if the energy transition is to succeed TransnetBW is not the only player working on its own energy reserves. Dutch company Tennet is also working on this by building similar projects in Ottenhofen (near Munich) and one near Kiel in the north The other two German “Netzbetreiber” (grid operators) are 50 Hertz and Amprion Dutch energy supplier Eneco recently commissioned the Netherlands’ largest battery to date in the Dutch city of Lelystad. The so-called ‘Buffalo’ from Giga Storage has an output of 25MW and a capacity of 48MWh. It is the second battery from the Giga company to be put into operation. The first, the Giga Rhino has an output of 12MW and a capacity of 7.5MWh It has been in operation since 2020 and is also located in Lelystad A regional council in Germany has given the go-ahead for transmission system operator (TSO) TransnetBW’s 250MW Grid Booster BESS project which will be provided by system integrator Fluence Stuttgart council has issued a planning approval decision for the construction and operation of the 250MW/250MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Kupferzell It marks the formal completion of the approval process and means shipments and construction of the BESS can begin with deliveries from Fluence expected to begin this year The approval of the construction site had already occurred in August 2023 and a groundbreaking ceremony is expected in June 2024 The project is scheduled to be online in 2025 The BESS will act as a strategic network node along a transmission line mimicking the line’s injection or absorption of power into the system That will prevent the need for extra transmission line investment as well as allow TransnetBW to operate the line’s more efficiently It can also act as a safety buffer in the event of a fault by replacing the power a transmission line would provide The news follows another of Germany’s TSOs getting the green light from the German regulator for five smaller Grid Booster projects Those will be built at the 110kV level of its network in the states of Bavaria-Swabia and Rhineland-Palatinate Fluence’s senior manager for policy and market development Lars Stephan explained the calculations underlying the approval of Amprion’s projects in Linkedin comments detailed in our coverage of Amprion’s announcement The US-listed company has made the segment, sometimes called storage-as-transmission, a strategic focus The three states mentioned earlier where Grid Boosters are being deployed in Germany are three of the six most populous in Germany and all in the south and south-east of the country Part of the underlying reason for the Grid Booster system is that the south accounts for the majority of the country’s electricity demand solar and other resources is primarily in the north high-voltage transmission lines a key part of the German power infrastructure This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The Netzbooster project will be located at Kupferzell Energy companies Fluence Energy and TransnetBW have announced plans to develop a 250MW battery energy storage (BES) as transmission project in Germany The companies claim that the project will be the world’s largest BES-as-transmission project once completed The project is intended to help German transmission system operator (TSO) TransnetBW increase network utilisation across the country TransnetBW executive board chairman and CEO Dr Werner Götz said: “To secure the industry-leading energy storage supplier to deliver our Netzbooster project is highly pleasing but also underlines our high standards and expectations.” Fluence will supply the battery energy storage system (BESS) for the Netzbooster project Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis Middle East and Africa (EMEA) senior vice-president and president Paul McCusker said: “We are proud to work with TransnetBW a forward-thinking TSO that leads the way in the application of innovative technologies that futureproof power networks “Realising the Netzbooster project marks a turning point to accelerate the buildout of energy storage at the transmission network level in Germany and across Europe “Given the current energy crisis impacting Europe and the focus on accelerating renewable buildout under the RePowerEU plans the deployment of this project is more urgently needed than ever.” the Netzbooster system will offer several complex services such as synthetic inertia dynamic voltage control and contingency support Fluence Energy said the system will also deliver congestion management Fluence Energy provides solutions to help the global clean energy transition operating in more than 40 markets worldwide The company’s portfolio includes modular comprehensive service offerings and the Fluence IQ Platform TransnetBW works to ensure a secure power supply for around eleven million people in Germany’s Baden-Württemberg region Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network etc.venues 8 Fenchurch Street - 15 May 2025 Marriott International is slated to expand its European portfolio with the addition of 17 Moxy branded hotels in multiple 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and ads to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic We also share anonymous information about your use of our site with our social media By accepting cookies you will be helping us to continue to provide you with the best possible service German heavy transport specialist Kübler Spedition broke another record with a transformer job in the south of the country Spedition Kübler at work in South Germany with specialized equipment from Scheuerle Kübler made what it claims is the heaviest transformer transport in the south German county of Schwäbisch Hall The transformer was moved from Nijmegen in the Netherlands to a jobsite in Kupferzell Following careful planning over a period of 18 months the job started in spring 2018 in Nijmegen where the transformer was loaded onto a Rhein-river vessel to Heilbronn in Germany It was then lifted onto a Scheuerle heavy-duty hydraulic trailer with a 350 tonne capacity Hydraulic suspension allowed the load to be elevated by up to 1.5 metres to clear obstacles along the route The transformer arrived at Kübler’s heavy cargo storage facility in Michelfeld It is equipped for the storage of oil-filled transformers a major road was closed in both directions and the transport convoy passed through several small villages along the route Spectators were wide-eyed at the size and length of the convoy with its tractors A team of more than 30 people were involved in the operation The transformer arrived on time at the site in Kupferzell Trans-loading the 272 tonne transformer with a pair of large Demag telescopic cranes Kübler on its way to a Schwabisch Hall county transport record Several villages along the way presented Kübler with challenges Home » EV+Storage » Fluence TransnetBW To Build 250 MW Energy Storage System Fluence Energy GmbH and TransnetBW GmbH have announced that they would deploy the world’s largest battery-based energy storage-as-transmission project The 250 MW Netzbooster battery-based energy storage system will be located at Kupferzell Fluence said that the project will improve energy security and significantly support Germany’s energy transition pathway by increasing the efficiency of the existing grid infrastructure The Kupferzell project is planned for completion in 2025 and will reduce operating costs of Germany’s transmission system it will lower the number of required preventive measures in system operation while also increasing the utilisation of the electricity grid thus reducing the need for traditional network reinforcement and expansion The Netzbooster initiative was introduced in 2019 as an innovative concept under the 2030 German grid development plan It will allow for the more efficient operation of existing transmission infrastructure and lower preventive re-dispatch measures This will reduce the need for conventional network reinforcement and operating costs thus decreasing network charges and ultimately energy costs to consumers Fluence maintains that the system will also ease bottlenecks stemming from transporting wind energy from Germany’s north to the country’s southern load centres In the event of a failure in the transmission grid the TransnetBW Netzbooster system will react within milliseconds to provide back-up capacity to maintain power system stability “Realising the Netzbooster project marks a turning point to accelerate the buildout of energy storage at the transmission network level in Germany and across Europe,” said Paul McCusker “To secure the industry leading energy storage supplier to deliver our Netzbooster project is highly pleasing “Through our advanced product capabilities and expert knowledge of complex TSO-specific applications Fluence is well positioned to serve as a key long-term partner to TSOs in Germany in deploying energy storage as the backbone of modern and multimedia products increase our coverage to cater to the different demands of the renewable industry To get in touch, contact us at info[at]saurenergy.com Never 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