Fraunhofer ICT tests wind power supply for Germany’s largest battery
Fraunhofer ICT / dpa
The Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) is set to test the storage of large amounts of power in Germany’s largest battery, the Fraunhofer ICT says on its website. A wind turbine with a capacity of 2 megawatt will feed electricity into the newly developed “giant battery” with a storage capacity of 20 megawatt hours, dpa news agency reports. The so-called redox-flow batteries could play an important role in energy transition as they are capable of levelling out the fluctuating power supply from wind and PV power, dpa adds.
Find a video by Fraunhofer in German here.
For more information, see the CLEW factsheet How can Germany keep the lights on in a renewable energy future?
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