ABB has successfully commissioned Denmark’s first urban energy storage system. The Lithion-ion based battery energy storage system (BESS) will be integrated with the local electricity grid in the new harbour district of Nordhavn, Copenhagen.
The system has been commissioned for Radius, DONG Energy’s electrical grid division.
The solution “will help improve the security of power supplies and further support Denmark’s integration of renewable energy” commented Giandomenico Rivetti, managing director of ABB’s high voltage products business unit.
The battery storage system “will account for a significant part of the energy system, in which solar and wind energy will provide the majority of electricity production,” the company said.
“Since renewable energy production is less predictable, the storage system will be a key element of energy supply” it said, adding “ABB’s flexible and modular system can be used for different functionalities such as peak load shaving and frequency response.”
The battery energy storage system is part of the “EnergyLab Nordhavn” project implemented in the Nordhavn district of Copenhagen. The project aims to “develop energy solutions of the future” which are “solutions are crucial for reaching the ambitious goal of turning Copenhagen into the world’s first carbon neutral capital in 2025” ABB explained.