The Engie-Drogenbos Battery Energy Storage System is a 6,000kW energy storage project located in Drogenbos, Belgium.
The electro-chemical battery energy storage project uses lithium-ion as its storage technology. The project was announced in 2017 and was commissioned in 2017.
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Description
The Engie-Drogenbos Battery Energy Storage System is owned by Engie (100%).
The key applications of the project are frequency regulation and grid support services.
Contractors involved
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By GlobalDataAlfen, Engie, General Electric, Toshiba and Younicos have delivered the battery energy storage project.
Additional information
The Drogenbos project consists of five batteries, having different cell technologies and coming fromdifferent suppliers, piloted separately or as a whole for a total of 6 MW/6 MWh (Alfen, GE, Younicos,INEO, Toshiba). This initiative is one of the first storage installations in Belgium dedicated to the frequencyregulation service with batteries.
Methodology
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