Europe's Largest Battery Officially Inaugurated

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Europe's largest battery, EnspireME, is now ready to supply reserve capacity to the European electricity grid. The battery is located in Jardelund in the north of Germany and was constructed in a period of approximately 8 months. Today, the battery was put into operation officially by the joint owners Eneco and Mitsubishi Corporation.

EnspireME has a capacity of 48 MW and contains around 10,000 lithium-ion batteries, which is sufficient to store power for some 5,300 German households for a period of 24 hours. Initially, the battery will be used for the primary reserve market, where European grid operators purchase the reserve capacity they require to guarantee the 50 Hertz frequency on the grid. The battery can take over the role of primary reserve provider from coal and gas... ... More: Official Press Release Eneco

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Eneco, energy supply, battery, storage, Germany, Europe, reserve capacity