Market RadarBESS & Batterijparken
Energy Storage for Businesses: A Solution for Grid Congestion
Businesses can deploy battery energy storage systems to address grid congestion challenges. These systems help manage power peaks and optimize the utilization of existing grid connections. By storing energy and releasing it strategically, companies can achieve their operational goals. This supports the expansion of charging infrastructure and the use of self-generated solar power.
The Dutch electricity grid faces increasing pressure, leading to grid congestion and challenges for businesses aiming to expand their energy consumption. This includes installing additional charging stations, connecting new machinery, or transitioning to electric heating. In such situations, energy storage can provide a valuable solution to enable these plans.
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) empower businesses to manage power peaks and utilize their existing grid connection capacity more efficiently. A battery stores electricity and delivers it during periods when demand exceeds the direct grid supply. This creates flexibility for operations such as simultaneously starting machinery or charging electric company vehicles. The effectiveness of this approach depends on sufficient charging opportunities, battery power, and storage capacity.
A battery can provide support when your business temporarily requires more power than can be drawn directly from the grid. During quieter periods, the battery recharges. This method distributes the use of available capacity throughout the day, allowing machinery to temporarily draw more power. For instance, if your business must operate within a 100 kW limit and a process temporarily demands 140 kW, a battery can supply the additional 40 kW. Theoretically, this would require 20 kWh of energy, accounting for losses and a reserve. This strategy necessitates that the battery is adequately charged prior to the peak demand.
For electric company vehicles, a battery can assist in managing charging peaks. By analyzing departure times and required mileage, charging needs can often be better distributed. The battery then temporarily supplements what the grid connection can provide, for example, when a delivery van needs a quick charge while other vehicles and machinery are already consuming power. It is advisable to start with smart charging practices, as improved planning can optimize the required battery size.
When selecting an energy storage system, power (kW) and capacity (kWh) are critical factors. Power determines how much electricity the battery can deliver at a specific moment, while capacity indicates how much energy can be stored and for how long support is possible. Both values should be precisely aligned with your measured consumption and future expansion plans.
Energy storage also offers benefits for businesses with solar panels. Solar power is not always generated at the moment of highest demand. A battery can bridge this time difference, enabling you to use self-generated energy when it is needed. Furthermore, a battery can store a portion of surplus solar power when grid feed-in is limited, for later use by lighting, machinery, or charging stations.
Effective implementation of energy storage begins with a detailed analysis of your consumption profile, ideally with 15-minute interval data over a full year. This provides insight into the occurrence and duration of peaks, and opportunities for recharging. Incorporate future equipment and operating hours to align calculations with your plans. Essential data to collect includes your available import and export capacity, the highest power peaks and their duration, solar panel yield, power demand of new equipment, and available installation space.
This information enables you to compare various scenarios and choose an appropriate solution.
Source: Soester Courant.
Want to know what this means for you?
Talk to Oranje-Eco →This article is an Oranje-Eco summary of a report by Bing News: netcongestie batterij. Read the original: Bing News: netcongestie batterij.
What specific grid congestion challenges does your business face, and how are you considering deploying energy storage?
No comments yet - be the first.