Equans Solar & Storage and Equans Nederland offered a solution for the transition of the existing Maxima site to a sustainable plant and are responsible for the balance of plant, civil works and grid connection under the contract.
Fluence will supply the energy storage technology, software, and services for the project.
The Dutch government is committed to reducing CO² emissions by 49% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels, and achieve a 95% reduction by 205, as outlined in the 2019 Climate Act. To accomplish these goals and ensure the stability of the Dutch electricity grid, TenneT, the transmission system operator, outlined that the Netherlands will need to bring online at least 9GW of battery energy storage capacity by 2030.
The Maxima power plant site is well situated for large-scale battery storage. The site itself already has an energy hub with a 900-MW gas-fired power plant and a 32-MW solar farm. One the energy storage system is operational, excess energy will be stored locally and released during peak demand.
“Building a BESS project on existing power plant site requests high level skills. We are very happy in the trust of ENGIE. Together with our central BESS expertise and local execution skills, we are ready to address this fast-growing market”, says Elisabeth Benedetto, Executive Vice President of Energies BU at Bouygues Energies & Services and Head of the Equans Solar & Storage brand.
“After Giga Buffalo commissioned us the 25 MW/48MWh storage project close to Lelystad, This project awards our technological expertise in larger scale battery projects”, says Ruud Schenk, Managing Director Equans Infra & Energy.
