Where in France will a battery storage plant be built?

The 35MW/44MWh BESS will be built at the Emile Huchet power plant site in the the town of Saint-Avold, in the northeast of the country, and will be one of the largest in France when completed, Q Energy said. The renewable energy IPP arm of PV module manufacturer Qcells has started building one of the largest battery storage projects in France.

Is Neoen's pod-tredan battery energy storage system balancing the grid?

Renewable energy developer Neoen has inaugurated an 8MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Brittany, France. The Paris-listed firm last week announced that the Pod-Tredan project in Côte d’Armor has been online and helping to balance the grid since August.

How fast is battery storage deployment in France?

Battery storage deployment has not been as fast in France, or indeed much of mainland Europe, as it has been in markets like the US, UK and latterly Australia. RTE is conducting a pilot project, called Project RINGO, which will see just under 100MWh of battery storage deployed across three French sites that act as virtual transmission assets.

Does France have a solar PV system?

Many of France’s island territories overseas have sizeable battery storage systems paired with solar PV plants and the country has pioneer low carbon capacity market auctions since early 2020.

Is AFRR the future of battery storage in France?

France also shares common frequency regulation markets with much of Europe and some of these, notably the newly-introduced automated Frequency Restoration Reserve (aFRR), are being seen as important revenue streams that could be stacked to further the business case for battery storage in the continent.