The village of Simris, located in the region of Scania in southern Sweden, is supplied 100 percent by locally produced renewable energy on an annual basis. This community microgrid showcases energy supplied entirely by sun and wind. The energy for approximately 150 households is being generated from wind turbines with installed capacity of 500 kW and photovoltaic panels with 440 kW, and will now be supported by a CellCube energy storage system with 1,800 kWh usable energy capacity.
The CellCube system will help overcome renewable intermittency and act as a buffer between demand and supply of energy.
“The installation slated for fall of this year marks CellCube’s first project in Sweden and is seen as an important step for supporting future grid scale and decentralized storage system additions in the Scandinavian electricity markets,” said Stefan Schauss, President of CellCube. “The Simris project demonstrates how distributed renewable energy combined with energy storage can support quality power for distribution.”
The companies entered into an agreement for the sale of the CellCube flow battery system and its associated services, including the logistics, installation, control integration, and ongoing operational maintenance and services of the CellCube energy storage system.
The new battery is expected to come into operation in December 2018.
