Heilbronn/Stuttgart, Germany – How can we stabilise power that is generated by renewable energy sources and therefore is subject to fluctuations caused by the weather? That is undeniably one of the key questions at the heart of the energy transition. Efficient battery systems will play an important part here going forward, as they can be used to compensate for imbalances in the amount of energy being generated and the amount of energy required by consumers. And now, within the scope of their joint venture Kraftwerksbatterie Heilbronn GmbH, Bosch and EnBW have come up with the answer. Their joint efforts have brought about the creation of an energy storage system for primary control reserve at the EnBW power plant in Heilbronn. Transmission grid operator require primary control reserve power to even out any frequency fluctuations in its electric power grid. This energy storage system is among the first of its kind to be integrated into the control technology of a major power plant in Germany. The energy storage system in Heilbronn consists of 768 lithium-ion battery modules. It has a maximum power output of around 5 MW and an installed storage capacity of 5 MWh.
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Jörg Busse Press Contact for Regional Communications EnBW Energie Baden Württemberg AG Tel: +49 711 289 (-88235) j.busse@enbw.com |
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 400,500 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2017). According to preliminary figures, the company generated sales of 78 billion euros in 2017. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. As a leading IoT company, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, smart cities, connected mobility, and connected industry. It uses its expertise in sensor technology, software, and services, as well as its own IoT cloud, to offer its customers connected, cross-domain solutions from a single source. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to create solutions for a connected life, and to improve quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.” The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 440 subsidiaries and regional companies in 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. The basis for the company’s future growth is its innovative strength. At 125 locations across the globe, Bosch employs 62,500 associates in research and development.
Find out more at: www.bosch.com, iot.bosch.com, www.bosch-presse.de, twitter.com/BoschPresse.
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has 20,000 employees, making it one of the largest energy companies in Germany and Europe. It supplies some 5.5 million customers with electricity, gas and water as well as providing energy-related products and services. Back in 2013, EnBW went through a major company restructuring process in response to the underlying changes brought about by the energy revolution in Germany. The EnBW 2020 strategy aims to develop renewable energy sources as one of the main pillars of EnBW's business operations by 2020. Forms of storage technology will be a big part of this.
Find out more at: www.enbw.com
Kraftwerksbatterie Heilbronn GmbH is a joint venture between EnBW and Bosch and was officially registered in July 2017. The purpose of the company is the project development, planning, installation, operation and marketing of an electrical fixed energy storage system in Heilbronn, as well as the provision of advisory, engineering and maintenance services in the field of energy storage systems and solutions.
You can find further information by heading to: www.kraftwerksbatterie.de