Sweden opens Scania electric truck charging park, equipped with 2MW/2MWh energy storage system provided by Huawei

　　Swedish renewable energy developer Soltech said a few days ago that the Scania electric truck charging park has officially opened and is operational. A company spokesperson said that it will use a 2MW/2MWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery energy storage system provided by Huawei. He said the solar farm developed at the same time will be located about 30 kilometers from the electric vehicle charging station, which is another reason why it does not directly charge the battery of the charging station. A Soltech spokesman said the main application for the battery storage system would be grid services, including frequency control, for transmission system operator Svenska Kraftnät.

　　(Roadside chargers charging Scania electric trucks)

　　SES Power believes this is very good news, as electric trucks have been limited by charging problems, resulting in a slow rollout of electric trucks. We must be clear that the carbon emissions of chemical fuel trucks are very alarming and the number is very large. If electric trucks can be popularized in time, it will significantly speed up the achievement of emission reduction goals.

　　The largest electric vehicle (EV) truck charging site in Sweden, due to be completed later this year, will be equipped with a 2MW/2MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) and connected to a 500kW solar power facility where permitted.

　　Falkenklev Logistik has said it has signed a contract with solar solutions provider Soltech Energy to deploy battery energy storage systems, while automaker Scania is working with Finnish EV charging specialist Kempower to develop the Scania electric truck charging park.

　　Falkenklev CEO Victor Falkenklev said charging stations with all grid connections would cost 18 million kronor ($2 million), while a battery energy storage system would cost 20 million kronor. Scania claims that the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Naturvårdsverket, is half-financing the construction of the park.

　　Soltech announced last month that it will cost SEK 7.5 million to develop a 1.5-hectare solar park for Falkenlkev, which also includes battery storage systems and charging stations for electric trucks. The solar power facility will supply power to the grid, rather than directly to the electric vehicle park.

　　Falkenklev plans to connect the park's energy storage system to electric vehicle charging stations to reduce peak loads on the local grid and achieve carbon neutrality, either by matching renewable energy generation facilities or better controlling the time of electricity charged from the grid.

　　According to a survey report released by Guidehouse Insights in August 2020, by the end of 2029, the global installed capacity of stationary energy storage systems supporting electric vehicles may reach 1.9GW.

　　The project is not the first EV + energy storage project in Sweden, compared to the 220kW/320kWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system connected to the Vasteras EV charging park, which will be delivered by battery producer Northvolt and utility Mälarenergi at the end of 2020, the scale of this project is much larger. This battery energy storage system can meet 80% of the peak power demand of the charging station.

　　Industry media reported the first such project in New York, a 5MW/15MWh battery storage system connected to an electric vehicle charging park, British energy giant Centrica has secured utility firm Southern California Edison in mid-2021 project bidding. Nor are these projects limited to lithium-ion battery energy storage systems. In November last year, Australia and South Korea announced the deployment of vanadium flow battery energy storage systems with electric vehicle charging stations.

　　But the deployment of such projects is paired directly with renewables, which would allow for low-carbon generation, storage and release of electricity in a self-contained power system with as little reliance on the grid as possible.

　　The Seed&Greet charging station in Germany opened in November 2020 and is considered to be the largest electric vehicle charging station in Europe. It is equipped with 336kW solar photovoltaic power generation facilities and two supporting 2MWh battery energy storage systems to supply power to 114 charging points. The battery energy storage system uses Tesvolt batteries with an expected lifespan of 30 years.

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