The Grand Riviere Wind Farm Battery Energy Storage System is a 5,000kW energy storage project located in Grand Riviere, La Trinite, Martinique.
The electro-chemical battery energy storage project uses lithium-ion as its storage technology. The project was announced in 2017 and was commissioned in 2019.
Description
The Grand Riviere Wind Farm Battery Energy Storage System is owned by NW Groupe (100%).
The key applications of the project are renewables capacity firming and renewables energy time shift.
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By GlobalDataNidec ASI and NW Groupe have delivered the battery energy storage project.
Additional information
The new plant will be equipped with a sophisticated Energy Management System (EMS) that will allow the network operator to accurately estimate and respect the forecast of electricity production in order to achieve greater stability and maximize energy input to the grid.
Methodology
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