The energy storage facility (BESS), owned by Taaleri Energia 's SolarWind III fund and delivered by Merus Power, highlights the importance of flexibility and innovation in the Finnish power system.
Who is deploying a 30mw/36mwh battery energy storage system in Finland?
Taaleri Energia and Merus Power have partnered to deploy a 30MW/36MWh battery energy storage system in Finland, one of the country's largest.
Where will Taaleri Energia invest in a battery energy storage system?
Taaleri Energia will invest in a 30 MW/36 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Lempäälä, some 25 km south of Tampere, Finland. The facility will be one of the largest BESS' operating in the Finnish frequency reserve market. The capacity of the system has the potential to be doubled in the future.
The battery storage market in Finland has been relatively quiet in the past year compared to neighbouring Sweden. A few large-scale projects have been added to wind farms, like ones for power generators Ilmatar Energy and EPV Energy reported on by Energy-Storage.news.
When will a battery storage system be built in Lempäälä?
The two will oversee the development of the battery storage system in Lempäälä in the southern municipality of Pirkanmaa, near Tampere, which will support the local electricity grid. It is expected to be built by April 2024.