(CercleFinance.com) – Neoen, a leading independent producer of exclusively renewable energy, has instructed Nidec, a provider of battery energy storage solutions, to start work on Storen Power Reserve at the end of of the month of December 2022.
Located in the municipality of Ragunda, about 100 kilometers from the city of Östersund, the 40 MW / 40 MWh lithium-ion battery will be connected to the 130 kV transmission line of the E.ON network. Its commissioning is scheduled for the first half of 2024.
The battery will provide Svenska Kraftnät, the Swedish electricity transmission system operator, with ancillary services, including primary reserve services (Frequency Containment Reserve services).
In addition to Storen Power Reserve (40 MW / 40 MWh), Neoen’s asset portfolio in Sweden includes the Storbrännkullen wind farm (57.4 MW – currently under construction) and the future Hultsfred solar power plant (90 MWp – planned construction for the second half of 2023).