Alfen marks first BESS co-located at Swedish wind farm
Published by Jessica Casey,
Editor
Energy Global,
Alfen, a specialist in innovative energy solutions across Europe, has signed an agreement with Vasa Vind that marks its first battery energy storage system co-located at a Swedish wind farm. Alfen will design, engineer, install, and commission a 20 MW TheBattery Elements energy storage system in connection to one of Vasa Vind’s wind farms by the end of 2024. Alfen will also provide a long-term service agreement to ensure the system runs smoothly, securely, and efficiently throughout its lifetime.
“We’re excited to partner with Vasa Vind to install our first battery energy storage system co-located at a wind farm in Sweden and continue to help our customers meet the growing demand for renewable energy,” said Stephanie Schockaert, Commercial Director for Alfen’s Energy Storage Systems business. “Our strong technical expertise in grid management combined with a diversified portfolio of solutions will help Vasa Vind and the Swedish ancillary services market increase stability and flexibility in the local and national power grids.”
Sweden is a renewable energy leader in Europe. The country relied on renewable energy to deliver nearly two-thirds of its energy consumption in 2022. Active in the market since 2008, Vasa Vind is one of Sweden’s leading wind power companies. It develops and invests in new wind farms, solar PV facilities, and battery energy storage solutions. Its wind farms produce more than 1.6 TWh of renewable energy annually – enough power for more than 300 000 households and more than 6% of Sweden’s total wind power production.
TheBattery Elements is Alfen's proven industrial modular energy storage system for stationary applications ranging from 1 – 100 MW+ energy storage solutions. The batteries are delivered in smaller, more flexible outdoor units instead of traditional containerised solutions.
“We are very pleased to take an active role in the rapidly emerging new energy market and to further contribute to the green transition with partners like Alfen,” added Mattias Sjöberg, CEO at Vasa Vind.
Once operational, Alfen’s energy storage system will connect to the same grid point as the company’s wind farms in the municipality of Strömsund. It will increase stability and flexibility in the power grid, both locally and nationally and be used on the Swedish ancillary services market, including Fast Frequency Reserve (FFR). Moreover, the system will be able to ‘black start’ the wind farm: if there is a power outage or grid failure, the wind farm can be restarted with energy from Alfen’s energy storage system.
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