Large-scale batteries can play an important role in a sustainable and reliable energy system. They contribute to sustainable energy balancing: supply and demand per second, minute. CE Delft conducted a study for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and TKI Urban Energy on decreasing grid congestion and how much battery power can be realised for energy balancing economically.
The study focused primarily on large-scale batteries and grid congestion due to electricity off-take, and our conclusions are as follows:
This study focuses on off-peak network congestion as this has the greatest social impact. For example, it causes companies to be unable to become more sustainable or to expand. A follow-up study, which is expected to be completed in September 2023, will continue to investigate the generation grid congestion and batteries.