ENGIE & NHOA Start 400 MWh Battery Project in Belgium
In a significant stride toward a cleaner and more flexible energy future, global energy leader ENGIE, in collaboration with NHOA Energy, celebrated the groundbreaking of a major battery
In a significant stride toward a cleaner and more flexible energy future, global energy leader ENGIE, in collaboration with NHOA Energy, celebrated the groundbreaking of a major battery
Installed on the site of a former coalfired power station, it will be able to supply 25 megawatts for 4 hours and will be one of the first battery parks in Europe to have such a capacity.
ENGIE has officially completed both phases of its 200 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) at Vilvoorde, Belgium. The 800 MWh installation, composed of 320 lithium-ion
ENGIE has started building one of Europe''s largest Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) at its Vilvoorde place in Belgium. The project, authorised in July 2023 and selected for
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ENGIE is also generating two other BESS projects in Belgium which already have credentials in place, a 100-MW/400-MWh scheme in Kallo and an 80-MW/320-MWh battery in Drogenbos. The firm targets 10 GW of battery capability globally by 2030. At the end of 2023, it contained 1.3 GW of battery capacity in function and 3.6 GW secured under development.
Once completed, the four-hour battery energy storage project will operate under a 15-year contract with Elia, Belgium’s electricity grid operator, and be located next to Engie’s gas power plant in Vilvoorde. From pv magazine ESS News site
French electric utility ENGIE SA has undertaken construction of a 200-MW/800-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at its Vilvoorde site on the outskirts of Brussels in Belgium.
Engie described this as “a double success within the CRM framework,” which ensures a future for its site in Belgium. The Vilvoorde BESS project will be launched in two phases, with the commissioning of 100 MW of batteries in September 2025, and a further 100 MW in January 2026.