LG Chem became a supplier of batteries for Germany’s largest energy storage system (ESS) project

Germany-based renewable energy company Energiequelle recently announced that it had chosen the LG Chem as a battery supplier for the ESS construction project underway in Feldheim, Brandenburg state. The South Korea-based chemical giant company intends to provide lithium-ion modules by the end of this year and complete their installation by the first quarter of next year.

The ESS facility to be built in Feldheim will have Germany’s largest 10.8 megawatt-hour (MWh) output. The capacity is equivalent to daily electricity consumption of about 2,000 households nearby.

Feldheim is an eco-friendly village that has gained energy-independence based on renewable energy. The village has a solar farm equipped with 43 wind power turbines and 9,844 photovoltaic modules and a biomass plant that relies on pigs’ excrement and corns. All eyes of the world are on the village as a future model. About 130 residents of 37 households in the village use only one percent of the independently produced power and sell the remaining electricity for profit.

A spokesperson of LG Chem noted that this supply deal would help the company gain proven experience in the storage and management of electricity generated from multiple renewable energy sources and secure an edge in gaining a foothold in the microgrid market, which combines globally expanding renewable energy power generation with ESS.

 
 
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