Vattenfall

Vattenfall is a leading European energy company, which for more than 100 years has been electrifying industry, delivering energy to people's homes and modernizing everyday life through innovation and collaboration. Vattenfall wants to make a fossil-free life possible within one generation. That is why the company is driving the transition to a more sustainable energy system with growing renewable energy production and smart energy solutions for customers. Vattenfall has approximately 20,000 employees and operates mainly in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Finland and France. As a team Batteries within the Wind division realize energy storage as an efficient and useful contribution to the energy system.

Vattenfall develops commercial batteries. The projects currently in operation mainly operate in the FCR market, further also in the inbalance and capacity markets. The use case for future energy storage projects is expected to shift more toward energy shifting.

What projects have we accomplished?

• Battery Alexia in the Netherlands, in operation from 2017; 3.2MW/3MWh
• Battery PyC in UK, in operation from 2018; 22MW/15MWh
• Battery Haringvliet in Netherlands, 2020; 12MW/12MWh
• Battery Uppsala in Sweden, 2021; 5MW/20MWh
• Battery Ray in UK, 2023; 20MW/40MWh
• Battery Hjuleberg & Battery Högevag in Sweden; under construction
• Some smaller batteries for electric charging, deferring grid investments and peak shaving.