Sweco To Design One Of Europe's Largest Battery Energy Storage Systems In Belgium

Wedoany.com Report-Oct 08, Swedish engineering consultancy company Sweco (SWECb.ST), opens new tab said it would design one of Europe's largest battery energy storage systems, called Green Turtle, in Belgium. Sweco is designing the battery park on behalf of the company GIGA Storage Belgium.

Sweco said the park would make a significant contribution to the energy grid by providing stored renewable energy during periods of low solar and wind energy production — thereby reducing Belgium's reliance on gas power plants.

The planned Green Turtle battery park will have a capacity of 700 megawatts, resulting in a storage capacity of 2,800 megawatt hours, which is equivalent to the average annual energy consumption of 385,000 households.

Construction on the project is due to begin in 2025, with the new battery park expected to be completed by 2028.

Amid this backdrop, EU regulators last month approved a 682 million euro Belgian state aid scheme to support renewable offshore wind energy.