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Saturday, 20.04.2024, 12:25
Lietuvos Energijos Gamyba initiates a unique pilot project in the Baltics
Using a
unique algorithm, the storage system would allow to provide a high-quality
frequency containment reserve (FCR) service, compensating the asymmetries in
hydro-unit operations. As for today, the service in the Baltics is mainly
provided by the Russian power plants, operating in the post-soviet BRELL energy
ring.
„The energy
storage system innovation will allow Lithuania to strengthen its ability to
provide an autonomous FCR service, which will be crucial for the country after
the year 2025, when it will join the continental European network and leave the
BRELL ring. Moreover, successful implementation of the hydro-unit and storage
system synergy project could become an important source of primary reserve,
allowing us to provide high-quality services to the electricity transmission
system operator“, says Darius Kucinas,
Director of Production at Lietuvos
Energijos Gamyba.
Although
the installation of 1 megawatt energy storage system would become a pilot
project in the region, high capacity (20 megawatts or more) lithium-ion
batteries for large-scale grid energy storage already gained popularity in the
USA, Australia, and part of the Western Europe. Due to the growing demand for
autonomous FCR services in the Baltics, the innovative energy storage system
may be later adopted for the much larger hydro-units in the Kruonis pumped
storage plant.
„Creating
value by developing innovations and improving the quality of the services in
Lithuania are among the key priorities for us, laid down in the Group’s
strategy for 2018-2030. The new storage system is a way to modernize the Kaunas
hydropower plant and develop our own infrastructure in Lithuania. At the same
time, it creates added value for all Baltic States, aiming to implement a stable transition towards
synchronization with the continental European grid. We expect other
stakeholders – the energy transmission system operator and regulatory bodies to
get actively involved in the project as well“, – adds Dominykas Tuckus, Development and Infrastructure Director at Lietuvos Energija Group.
The energy
storage system project is a part of the Open Culture initiative of the Lietuvos Energija Innovation Hub. The
initiative acts as a space enabling Group’s employees to act on innovative
ideas and attracting potential ideas from the outside sources through
hackathons and other ideation events.
The public
procurement procedure for acquiring equipment parts of the aforementioned
storage system will be initiated by Lietuvos
Energijos Gamyba in the nearest future.