LG Energy Solution wins 200MW/800MWh battery energy storage project order

　　According to reports, renewable energy developer RWE Renewables recently stated that it has ordered a containerized battery energy storage system (BESS) from LG Energy Solution, which will be used in two large-scale solar + energy storage projects planned to be deployed in the United States.

　　RWE Renewables, a subsidiary of the German utility group RWE, did not specify which projects it plans to deploy will be equipped with battery energy storage systems, but said that the scale of its battery energy storage system portfolio is 200MW/800MWh.

　　According to the signing of this contract, the pre-assembled containerized battery energy storage system will be transported to the project site for deployment. The battery energy storage system modular unit provided by LG has an energy storage capacity of 2.8MWh. RWE Renewables said in a press release issued a few days ago that these two projects will be put into operation in the second half of 2022.

　　RWE Renewables will provide energy management system software for these two projects, and carry out project design, modeling and system integration.

　　Youngjoon Shin, senior vice president of LG Energy Solution’s battery energy storage system business, said that the two companies signed the supply contract after successfully cooperating to deploy two smaller energy storage projects in Texas four years ago. . Shin said that LG is looking forward to long-term cooperation with RWE Renewables.

　　He said, "We are very pleased to establish a partnership with RWE to provide battery energy storage systems for their two flagship energy storage projects deployed in the fastest-growing US energy storage market."

　　LG Energy Solution recently held a celebration to become a battery supplier for the Moss Landing energy storage project in California, which is by far the largest battery energy storage project in the world. The Moss Landing energy storage project expanded to 400MW/1,600MWh this summer and was developed and deployed by energy developer Vistra Energy.

　　At the same time, RWE is deploying 1GWh energy storage projects around the world. The company announced the deployment of two energy storage projects with a total energy storage capacity of 128MWh in Germany last month, which will be deployed in conjunction with hydroelectric power plants. The company recently stated that the United States is a strong target market for the company’s development. The company owns more than one-third of the renewable energy generation portfolio in the United States, including solar power generation facilities, wind power generation facilities and energy storage that it owns and operates. project.

　　RWE reached an offtake agreement with energy supplier Constellation last month for its BigStar solar + energy storage project. The project plans to deploy 200MW solar power generation facilities and 80MW/120MWh battery energy storage systems. Development and deployment in Texas. RWE Renewables is also constructing the HickoryPark solar + energy storage project in Georgia, which plans to deploy 200MW solar power generation facilities and 40MW/80MWh battery energy storage systems. It is planned to start construction in November this year. The project will use Wärtsilä DC-coupled solar + energy storage solutions provided by energy companies.

　　Lithium-ion battery (LIB) has become the main energy storage solution in modern social life. Among them, lithium iron phosphate batteries are a perfect replacement for lead-acid batteries, and they are the first choice for grid-connected peak shaving, off-grid energy storage, photovoltaic energy storage, UPS, data center and other industries.