French independent power producer Neoen has selected Saft for the provision and installation of a battery energy storage system and related technologies in Antugnac, France.
Saft will provide engineering, procurement and construction services for the 8MW/8MWh battery energy storage system in southern France.
The energy storage system will include four Intensium Max 20 containers, power conversion technology, control and SCADA systems.
The project will be located at a solar energy farm and used to store clean capacity when generation is high to supply on transmission operator RTE’s grid.
The storage plant will provide frequency regulation to ensure reliability on RTE’s transmission network as part of a seven-year deal signed between Neoen and RTE.
Saft says the system will provide more than two full discharges per day and is the first collocated solar farm and energy storage system connected to France’s RTE high-voltage transmission grid.
A 15-year deal has been signed between Neoen and Saft for optimisation and maintenance of the project. Saft will be responsible for asset handling and recycling after end of life.
Guillaume Decaen, Neoen French Development Director said energy storage will enable the company to achieve its goal of deploying over 10GW of renewable energy capacity by 2025.
