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A microgrid project combining solar PV, wind and a 10MWh flow battery in Germany has been completed by BayWa r.e., Ampt and Fraunhofer. The completion of the project was announced today (27 February) by renewable energy developer and independent power producer (IPP) Baywa, power conversion technology provider Ampt and research institute Fraunhofer.
Flow batteries providers in the Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) region include Austria-based vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) company CellCube and Germany-based organic flow battery company CMBlu.
However, renewable energies come with a catch: Due to a lack of storage capacity, Germany cannot fully leverage the potential that solar energy ofers. During sunny and windy phases, wind and solar park operators have to throttle or even shut down their systems repeatedly to avoid overloading the power grids.
Germany will likely add many more projects in the coming months, as the federal government increasingly focuses on storage solutions. In December 2023, the Federal Ministry for Economic Afairs and Climate Action (BMWK) published its “Power Storage Strategy” to accelerate the development of new capacities.
