| Energy storage developments
Wunsiedel to host one of Europe’s biggest batteries
Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Zukunftsenergie Nordostbayern GmbH (ZENOB) have signed a letter of intent for the turnkey construction of a 100 MW/200 MWh battery storage facility in Wunsiedel, Germany. The plant is intended to use surplus renewable energy and cover demand peaks in the power grid. The lithium-ion battery storage system will be provided by Fluence, a joint venture between Siemens and AES. Siemens will handle project management as well as the construction of switchgear and connection to the grid. Among other things, the letter of intent also includes the development of a financing concept. “Electricity storage facilities are an important building block for shaping the future of energy,” said Marco Krasser, managing director of SWW Wunsiedel GmbH, one of the partners in Zukunftsenergie Nordostbayern GmbH. “They can help stabilise the grid and make better use of energy generated from renewable sources.” July also saw the official groundbreaking for the construction of a hydrogen generation plant with a capacity of 8.75 MW in the Wunsiedel Energy Park. Once operational in 2022, the
Above: Wunsiedel Energy Park
facility will produce up to 1350 tons of hydrogen per year via electrolysis using only renewable energy. It will be connected to the battery energy storage facility and adjacent industrial
enterprises. The latter can use waste heat and/ or oxygen produced during electrolysis. This connected infrastructure is expected to “serve as a model for the whole of Germany.”
Chevron looks to ACES hydrogen JV with Magnum and Mitsubishi
Chevron USA Inc, through its Chevron New Energies division, says it has “agreed on a framework” to acquire an equity interest in ACES Delta, LLC, a joint venture of Mitsubishi Power Americas Inc and Magnum Development, LLC, which owns the Advanced Clean Energy Storage project.
The aim of the project is to produce, store and transport green hydrogen at utility scale for power generation, transportation and industrial applications in the western United States.
The joint venture is located in Delta, Utah, adjacent to the Intermountain power plant, which will use green hydrogen to produce electricity. Future anticipated projects include the expansion of green hydrogen supply to other western states and the construction of connecting hydrogen infrastructure to build a regional hydrogen production, transportation and supply network. Chevron says it is working to build demand for hydrogen — and the technologies that support it — in heavy-duty transportation and industrial
sectors in which greenhouse gas emissions are hard to abate.
Paul Browning, president and CEO of Mitsubishi Power Americas, said, “For several years, we’ve been working with early adopters of green hydrogen in the power sector that have easy access to salt domes or existing hydrogen infrastructure, such as the Intermountain Power Agency and Magnum Development. Now it’s time to connect massive geologic hydrogen storage in Delta, Utah, to power, transportation and industrial users throughout the western United States. Chevron’s footprint and expertise in the transportation and industrial sectors make them an ideal partner for this next phase of expansion.”
“I look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with Chevron as a strategic partner in our ACES Delta venture. Chevron’s participation will add tremendous value as we develop a world class — and world’s largest — green hydrogen production and storage facility,” said Craig Broussard, president, CEO and board chairman of Magnum Development, LLC.
Above: The ACES concept
ACES Delta is co-owned by Magnum, which is a Haddington Ventures portfolio company, and Mitsubishi Power. Chevron, Magnum and Mitsubishi Power say they are “negotiating definitive documentation outlining Chevron’s participation in the joint venture.”
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