Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

Batteries are an important solution for the future dynamic character of our energy system. With battery storage or Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), electricity from renewable sources, such as solar and wind, can be stored. When there is high demand for electricity, it is released. Thus, to keep the system balanced in the future, batteries are an important solution.

Benefits of battery storage

At TenneT, we are very interested in large-scale battery storage. Because batteries are going to play an important role in balancing the electricity grid. We expect to need around 9 GW of battery capacity by 2030. That is comparable to 750 offshore wind turbines. Want to know more about the application of batteries larger than 70MW?