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Construction has begun on continental Europe''s largest battery park, which is expected to enhance reliance on renewables and increase energy security.
The park, which was reported on by Construction Review as being built in Estonia, is a joint effort by Estonian energy firm Evecon, French solar generating company Corsica Sole and the sustainable finance management firm Mirova. It is also the largest battery park in Continental Europe.
It has been labeled the ''Baltic Storage Platform'' as the park, which is in Kiisa near Tallinn, is aimed at integrating Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian grids with other European grids by the end of 2025 when the first half of the park is due to be built. The second half is slated for 2026.
Speaking at the cornerstone laying event for the battery park on October 3rd, Karl Kull, the CEO of Evecon said: "This is a historic moment for both Estonia and for the entire Baltic energy sector for two reasons. First, this is an extremely important and real step to prepare the synchronization of the Baltic countries.
"Secondly, no one has yet built such a large complex of battery parks in continental Europe. I believe that laying the cornerstone together with our good partners from Corsica Sole and Mirova will not be the last, and we will continue to act to ensure energy security in this area."
The park is being built to have 200 MW and 400 MWh of storage capacity, this is the equivalent of storing the energy capacity of 90,000 households. The largest battery park in the world is in California, and has a storage capacity of 1,200MWh.
The Baltic Storage Platform will not only help all three countries to move towards 100% renewables, but it will also aid them in their mission to fully decouple from the Russian power grid.
Dan Marks, an energy security research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in the U.K. spoke to Newsweek about the Baltic nations'' move away from Russian power. He said: "Connection to the grid is a strategic vulnerability... Electricity networks are finely balanced and can be vulnerable if power plants or consumers do not behave as anticipated and are therefore potentially open to manipulation if you share a network with a hostile nation."
Marks said: "By participating in the BRELL system, the Baltic states play a role in the electricity security of Belarus and Russia, contributing to the financial health of their networks and providing supply and demand management options. Given the strong opposition of the Baltic states to the war in Ukraine, this is another driver for leaving."
Despite this plant being built to move away from Russian power, battery plants can come with their own geo-political implications, as many farms are built with lithium and lithium-ion manufactured in China.
Research from the Atlantic Council shows that the US is currently heavily reliant on lithium manufactured in China, specifically in its EV manufacturing and specialized batteries, as 80 percent of the world''s battery cells, and 60 percent of the EV battery market are owned and controlled by Chinese companies.
Chinese companies have invested in mines across the world that produce the element, resulting in a near-monopoly of the substance.
However, Reuters reported in 2021 about an Estonian research study into using peat for building sodium-ion batteries.
These batteries, according to researchers, are cheaper than lithium-ion batteries, and can be used along-side lithium-ion to bring down the cost of batteries for EVs and other needs.
Update on 10/18/24 at 9:23 a.m. EDT: This story was updated to include comment from Dan Marks at RUSI.
Estonia has initiated construction of what will be the largest battery park in Europe that will significantly contribute to the synchronization of the Baltic power grids with Europe by 2025: this project of Evecon, Corsica Sole and Mirova will enhance the energy security and will boost renewables in Estonia.
Lithuania has made a decisive move toward energy security for Estonia with the beginning of construction of what will be the biggest battery park in the European mainland. The project is in Kiisa, near Tallinn, though the Baltic Storage Platform''s members are Estonian energy firm Evecon, French solar generator Corsica Sole and sustainable finance management firm Mirova.
The project, aimed at preparing Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to integrate their electricity networks with European ones by 2025 and thus shaking off their reliance on the Russian grid. Planned battery storage park of 200 MW and 400 MWh of storage capacity equivalent to 90 000 households'' energy. The company will deliver the first two parks before the end of 2025 and the second one in 2026
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Energy storage is also critical for the ability of Estonia to achieve zero-emission levels for electricity generation by 2030. Speaking to his counterparts from other member countries, the country''s climate minister, Yoko Alender stated that safe storage systems would play a handy role in this transition to a cleaner and reliable energy future for Estonia.
The integration of Baltic grids with Europe is also a geo-political decision, which breaks a long time dependency on the Russian grid. This transition will allow the region to become less dependent on outside sources of energy and would be less susceptible to energy shut downs which has been an increasing problem in recent years due to changing tensions around the globe.
This battery park in Kiisa is not an example on its own. Similar projects are being implemented in different European and global locations as nations attempt to balance their grids and increase the share of renewable power sources.
other parts of the world such as America and Australia are also heavily investing in large scale battery storage. Currently, the largest energy storage station in the world is in California, its capacity is equal to 1,200MWh. The Tesla Big Battery, officially known as the Hornsdale Power Reserve in Australia, has helped balance the Australian grid reliably and frequently prevent outages while even competing in energy trading markets.
When countries are trying to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions for meeting the climate targets, the role of energy storage would be crucial. Lithium-ion batteries are also gaining space in Estonia to reduce dependence on other countries for power and to ensure a cleaner energy mix in line with its goal to build more battery parks. But, indeed, battery parks are not devoid of impact on the environment. The lithium-ion batteries needed in renewable energy are made from substances, including mining lithium, cobalt, and nickel that harms the environment by destroying habitats and emitting hazardous waste. Furthermore, batteries also have a limited number production cycle and have an exponential rate of power loss over the time.
Constructor: Corsica Sole and Mirova.
Completion date: First phase by 2025, second phase by 2026.
Location: Kiisa, Saku Rural Municipality, Harju County, near Tallinn, Estonia.
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